Kareen Sierra Foothills Carbonic Barbera 2024 040926OFFER and Kareen threads that needle

and Kareen threads that needle

The top wines are vinified directly in the barrel

Joseph farms a tiny parcel of 60-year-old vines here and makes at most three barrels a year

The blue and black slate soils impart distinctive minerality and flinty precision that defines this wine's character

reserved mid-palate that builds gracefully toward a mineral

Kareen Sierra Foothills Carbonic Barbera 2024 040926OFFER and Kareen threads that needleCarbonic maceration is the trick behind the juicy, gulpable side of Beaujolais, and Kareen brings it to Sierra Foothills Barbera here. The Nemet family ferments whole clusters in a sealed, oxygen free environment, which softens tannins and cranks up the bright, crunchy fruit. The result is a low intervention red that drinks light and lively, the kind of bottle you can chill slightly and pour all afternoon. Barbera's natural acidity keeps it zippy from