2021 Las Jaras Red Blend 'Glou Glou', Mendocino County, California (750ml)
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Las Jaras Glou Glou is the quintessential chillable, quaffable red. Expertly blended from 50% Zinfandel, 19% Carignan, 15% Petite Sirah, 6% Mourvèdre, 6% Chardonnay and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, it offers supple and succulent red fruit and gentle tannins. While an obvious choice for backyard summer BBQ's, it works well with grilled fish too.
Producer notes: "This is the fifth installment of the Glou Glou series, which was created to be the perfect wine for circle foods (pizza and burgers). The 2021 edition of this light red is quite a bit more serious than last year’s. The vintage gave us very intense fruit, but our winemaking strategy was to use methods to minimize extraction to create a fresh and delicious wine. This Glou Glou is certainly a food wine, in fact, it begs for food. It has enough acid to stand up to your favorite tomato sauce, as well as intense berry notes that perfectly complement the char of a burger or perfectly cooked pizza crust. Serve this slightly chilled, and you will be the hero of your next backyard barbecue—this is the most refreshing red wine ever, and the perfect antidote to long summer days and the heat of the grill. On the nose it is a sea of hibiscus and raspberry with undertones of roasted coffee and wet rock. On the palate is intense and fleshy with flavors of black plum and pomegranate and a long textural finish."