Jolie-Laide, Grenache 'Provisor Vineyard' 2017

Jolie-Laide is California’s most boutique natural winery, producing less than 500 cases of wine per year, most of which end up in the very best restaurants.  Jolie-Laide means ‘‘ugly-beautiful": in the context of these wines, it means they’re different, but good. 

They use the Sonoma Coast’s cool-climate to grow grapes native to more remote regions of France, like the Jura and Rhône. Though the grapes they use are many, their winemaking method is simple: grapes are picked by hand, foot crushed, and aged in old, neutral oak. The result is uncommon flavors that are bright, wild, and pure. This bottling is an organic whole-cluster grenache that tastes like fresh wild raspberry.

Tastes like: Ripe plum, black pepper, tobacco.

How to drink: Serve with a slight chill. This is good for saucy dishes like BBQ, steak au poivre, or pork chops and applesauce.