2010 J Vineyards Estate Grown Pinotage Pre-Release Offer!

We are excited to announce that our 2010 J Vineyards Estate Grown Russian River Valley Pinotage will be released soon. This wine is a perennial sell-out, so we wanted to extend a special pre-release offer to you.

Purchase 12 bottles or more of the 2010 Pinotage by April 6th and ground shipping is complimentary.  Quantities are limited, so act quickly!

The 2010 J Vineyards Estate Grown Pinotage is packed with intense aromas of coffee, dark plum, and cocoa. Those aromas on the nose carry over to the mouth in what can only be described as a delightful series of chocolate, plum, and vanilla hints.

$45 per bottle

$486 - 12 bottles, 10% case discount and shipping included if ordered prior to April 6th

Club J Members:

$432 - 12 bottles, 20% club discount and shipping included if ordered prior to April 6th

Not a Club J Member?  Join today to receive exclusive discounts.

To place an order:

Click here, enter 2010PTG coupon code during checkout to receive complimentary shipping prior to April 6th.

Send an email to customercare@jwine.com

Contact us at 707.431.5479

ABOUT J

Founded in 1986 by Judy Jordan, J Vineyards & Winery is an independently-owned Sonoma County winery. The Winery continues its 25th Anniversary celebration.

J Vineyards & Winery focuses on non-vintage Brut, Vintage Brut, and Brut Rosé sparkling wines, as well as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris Estate varietal wines, all produced from grapes farmed primarily within Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley appellation.

The J Vineyards & Winery Visitor Center and Bubble Room is located at 11447 Old Redwood Highway, south of Healdsburg. To learn more, or to join the J Wine Club, go to www.jwine.com.

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Cheers!

J Vineyards & Winery

Featured Club J Member "Barbara Croteau"!

Featured Member

Barbara Croteau

Photo taken at J Signature Bar

 

How long have you been a member of Club J?

Barbara   Eight Years!

What do you like best / enjoy about Club J?

Barbara  The great wines and great people who work here.  Great events and the Bubble Room is the best!

What is your favorite J Wine & Food Pairing?

Barbara   J Vineyards Pinotage with Santa Maria tri-tip.

Special Interests you would like to share about you.

Barbara   Look forward to gardening, hiking and snorkeling on the Big Island in my impending retirement.

To inquire about becoming a Featured Club J Member, please contact Elisa Brennan at elisa@jwine.com, or visit our J Tasting Room and the Wine Specialists will be happy to obtain your feedback and photo.

 

We look forward to seeing you featured on the J Vineyards & Winery Facebook Fan Page!

                        

92 Points - Wine Spectator Insider for J Vineyards 2007 RRV Pinotage!

J Vineyards 2007 Pinotage, Russian River Valley

92 points!

Dark, dense and concentrated, with spicy, peppery, floral aromas reminiscent a bit of Syrah. Rich and focused on wild blackberry fruit, this is tightly structured, rustic and firmly tannic, ending with a wide mix of fruit, herb and anise. Drink now through 2014.—J.L.

August 26, 2009

James Laube of Wine Spectator on J Vineyards 2007 RRV Pinotage

James Laube Unfined

July 22, 2009

When Pinot Tastes Like Syrah It Might Be Pinotage

Last week during a blind tasting flight of 2007 Sonoma Pinot Noirs, I came across one wine that stood out, and that I really liked.

It was dark in color, notably spicy and peppery, with pretty floral scents and ripe, vivid black and wild berry fruit. Tight in structure, dense and concentrated, even a tad rustic, ending with a complex array of fruit, herb and anise, with firm tannins.

My first reaction: Is this a Syrah? Had I missed the change in varietals in the lineup? Did we shift from Pinot to Rhône reds?

The wine certainly fit the critique some people have of some California Pinots--that is, they’re too big and almost Syrah-like in their structure, strength and flavor profile.

When the bags came off, the wine made sense. It was a 2007 Pinotage ($38) from J Vineyards and Winery (which is owned by Judy Jordan, the daughter of Jordan Winery owner Tom Jordan, but is a separate entity). I liked the new J Pinots, too, but the Pinotage caught my fancy that day, and later that night as I tried it after it had had eight hours of aeration. It was still going strong the next day.

It’s a wonderful wine. Pinotage is rather rare in California, and I can only recall having tried a few others over the years. The grape is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault. The latter grape gives it its tannic backbone and muscle, along with the pepper and spice, balancing out the more tender, fleshy, fruitier elements of Pinot Noir.

Pinotage first gained recognition as one of the signature wines from South Africa, where it was created in the 1920s. However, as my colleague James Molesworth pointed out in an article a few years ago, the grape and wine have fallen out of favor there.

J’s Pinotage isn’t the lone Pinotage from California. I’ve given high marks to Fort Ross’ Sonoma Coast bottlings as well. If you like Pinot but have never experienced a Pinotage, you owe it to yourself to try one and taste the crossroad of Pinot and Cinsault, or the point where red Burgundy meets the Southern Rhône.

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