COUNTRY: United States
REGION: Sonoma County
Jumbo Time Wines is a Sonoma based natural winery, started in 2020 that works with organically farmed (dry farmed & biodynamic when possible) fruit & practice minimal intervention in the cellar. They work along side farmers to make wines that are the result of curiosity and excitement surrounding what the glorious state of California has to offer. Since the beginning, their approach to winemaking has been to enter harvest with an eye on the varietals they love and a loose idea of the types of wine they want to end up bottling. The team then proceeds with different methods of experimentation — all the while, working alongside (and at the mercy of) Mother Nature. They have a particular sense of the style of wine they want to produce, so when it comes time to finalize the cuvées, they start by blending various barrels of the juice they have produced. Working with individual fermentations of each grape, they can then determine what combination makes sense in the glass together.
The result is a lineup of wines that are all interconnected, playing off the decisions made during harvest, as well as in the cellar during blending.
CUVÉES
The Estate
Region: Carmel Valley
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Massa Vineyard, in Carmel Valley
Soil: sandy loam soils at about 1500’ elevation
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: The grapes were destemmed and underwent a three day cold soak, prior to fermentation by native yeast with two punch downs per day.
Aging: Aged nine months in neutral French oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 30ppm SO2 added at bottling
The Gift
Region: Arroyo Seco, Monterey County
Grape: 40% Riesling, 25% Gewurztraminer, 20% Pinot Blanc, 10% Muscat Canelli, 5% Pinot Gris
Vineyard: n/a
Soil: n/a
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: n/a
Aging: n/a
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20ppm total SO2
Ring Leader
Region: Mendocino, Lake, Monterey, and San Joaquin Counties
Grape: 45% Riesling, 30% Pinot Blanc, 15% Muscat Canelli, 5% Pinot Gris, 5% Gewürztraminer
Vineyard: n/a
Soil: n/a
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Various lengths of maceration, between 7 and 21 days for the components of this blend
Aging: aging in a combination of neutral oak barrels and stainless steel tanks
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: Less than 30 ppm Total SO2
The Sauce
Region: Redwood Valley
Grape: 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Pinot Gris
Vineyard: Hawkeye Ranch
Soil: n/a
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Pinot Noir done three ways - carbonic, rose, light red - then blended with Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20ppm total SO2
Deep Sea Love Paradise
Region: Arroyo Seco, Monterey County
Grape: 50% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre, 15% Cinsaut
Vineyard: Zabala Vineyards
Soil: sandy loam soils at about 1500’ elevation
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Co-fermented Mourvedre and Cinsaut, blended with direct-press Grenache.
Aging: n/a
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20ppm total SO2
Rose Garden
Region: Monterey and Lodi
Grape: 50% Grenache, 35% Mourvèdre, 15% Cinsaut
Vineyard: The Mourvèdre and Cinsaut are grown in adjacent blocks at the Bruella Rd vineyard in Lodi
Soil: sandy loam soils at about 1500’ elevation
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Mourvèdre and Cinsaut were harvested at the same time, pressed together upon arrival to the winery and co-fermented in a stainless steel tank and aged for six months in neutral oak. The Grenache used here is the same as what we use for our “Pet Nasty” sparkling wine, but it was allowed to complete its fermentation and kept in stainless steel until blending, just before bottling.
Aging: n/a
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 10ppm Total SO2
Top Down
Region: Redwood Valley
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard: Hawkeye Ranch
Soil: n/a
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Whole bunch pressed and fermented in stainless steel, with an additional seven months of aging in neutral French oak barrels. Full secondary (malolactic) fermentation followed by naturally occurring bacteria.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: Less than 20ppm total SO2
Summer Love
Region: Redwood Valley
Grape: 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Pinot Gris
Vineyard: Pinot Noir from Hawkeye Ranch, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris from Heringer Vineyard in Clarksburg, Pinot Gris from McFadden Farm
Soil: n/a
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: A chillable red blend of Pinot Noir from Hawkeye Ranch, direct press Sauvignon Blanc and skin contact Pinot Gris from Heringer Vineyard in Clarksburg, and direct press, barrel fermented Pinot Gris from McFadden Farm. All were fermented by native yeast.
Aging: Aged in neutral oak barrels for seven months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20ppm SO2 added at bottling
