Jim Olsen Field Blend Fair Play 2015
About the wine
Delicious and incredibly original field blend
- This is a field blend which means the grapevines are all mixed up and the blend is determined in the field. That gives you an incredibly well-integrated blend, balanced and bold.
- Jim used Angel funding to get amazing fruit from a single vineyard planted 2,000 feet above sea level. This field blend is absolutely unique and includes ancient European varieties like Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cao, and Souzao.
- Thanks to Angels, Jim got to work with an amazing vineyard and make a stellar, balanced wine. And as long as it tastes great, we don't care how hard the grapes are to pronounce!
Best before
Let rest for a month or two, but wait several years for optimum development.
Serving advice
For first six months: decant or aerate 30 minutes before serving.
Food match
herb-crusted lamb chops.
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Jim Olsen
Years Angel-funded: 2012-18
- Jim didn't just study wine at the University of California, he taught about it for 30 years.
- Before Naked, he worked mainstream jobs like La Crema and held quirkier side gigs - like growing Portuguese grapes in Californian soil.
- Jim spent decades in California cellars. At Naked, he found the most surprising deals for Angels - delighting you with Winemaker Fantasy wines (like White Barbera!) as a true champion of the rare varieties and vineyards in the state.
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