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Vinca Minor Carignane Rose' 2019

$30.00
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Tasting notes

Old-vine Carignane from dry-farmed, 90-plus-year-old vines in Redwood Valley produces a rosé with real structure and grip behind the pale color — melon, rhubarb, and warm stone rather than candy. The direct-press method and native-yeast fermentation in a mix of neutral French oak and stainless steel give the wine texture without weight.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
StrawberryMelonRhubarbWarm Stone
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Rose Wine
Wine Style:Light Body
Grapes:Carignane
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2019
Alcohol:12.5%
Country:USA
Region:Mendocino
Appellation:Redwood Valley AVA
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Vinca Minor

Jason Charles founded Vinca Minor in 2013 in Berkeley, California. Charles came to winemaking through an earlier career as a photojournalist, working in Mexico City and Europe before moving to New York where exposure to European wines in the Manhattan restaurant industry shifted his focus. He relocated to Northern California, completed a harvest internship, then traveled to Château Haut Goujon in Lalande de Pomerol to continue his studies before returning to work at Napa wineries prior to launching his own label.

Vinca Minor works exclusively with small growers farming organic, dry-farmed, old-vine sites, primarily in Mendocino. The label's longest-running and most central partnership is with the Johnson family at Hawkeye Ranch in Redwood Valley, a fifth-generation farming family who grow grapes and pears on organically certified, Fish Friendly Farming Certified land. Old-vine Carignane from Hawkeye Ranch has been the foundation of Vinca Minor since its first vintage.

In the cellar, Charles works with indigenous yeast on all wines, never fines or filters, and racks only once before bottling. For the Carignane Rosé, fruit is direct-pressed, producing a pale color, and fermented in a combination of older French oak and stainless steel. SO2 additions are minimal. Production is small-lot across all wines.

Wine region

Mendocino, USA

Redwood Valley AVA sits in the upper reaches of the Russian River drainage in east-central Mendocino County, with vineyard elevations on the valley floor ranging from 750 to 900 feet above sea level. The valley floor sits approximately 200 feet higher than the surrounding area and takes its name from the redwood forests that border it. The climate is an inland Region II on the UC Davis Winkler scale, warmer and drier than the coastal Anderson Valley to the west, but moderated by a gap in the coastal ridge that allows cool Pacific air to penetrate in the evenings. Diurnal temperature shifts at Hawkeye Ranch commonly reach 50 degrees Fahrenheit, supporting slow, steady fruit maturation and natural retention of acidity.

The dominant soils in Redwood Valley are Pinole Gravelly Loam, a well-drained alluvial soil type containing sandstone, shale, and quartz that is deficient in organic matter and low in vigor, naturally limiting vine yields. Redwood Valley was established as an AVA in 1983 and is one of Mendocino County's longest-standing appellations. Mendocino County leads California in the percentage of organically farmed vineyards, with nearly 25 percent of cultivation grown organically, and a substantial number of Redwood Valley producers farm to organic or certified organic standards. The AVA's red soils and warm days produce structured, concentrated red wines from Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Carignane.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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