Jolie Laide California Red Blend Glou d'Etat 2024 040926OFFER in the hill rising above

in the hill rising above the town of Ranzo Borgo at 230 meters above sea level

and Cremant d'Alsace is where the value hides

and honey frame a gently viscous midpalate with impressive complexity for the appellation

Drink neat

or of a distillery in particular

Jolie Laide California Red Blend Glou d'Etat 2024 040926OFFER in the hill rising aboveScott and Jenny Schultz's Glou d'Etat is exactly what the name promises: a glug glug red built for joy, not gravity. The Schultzes are Sebastopol based micro producers (just 3,000 cases total across the whole lineup) who focus on rare and overlooked grapes farmed organically across Northern California. The blend shifts each vintage but typically leans on Valdiguie, Mourvedre, Grenache, and a stable of oddballs like Cinsault and Cabernet Pfeffer. Whole