On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, we had the opportunity to interview Danielle Langlois, the winemaker and owner of Jambe de Bois Wines. We covered a 2021 and 2023 Rhone-Style Blend, a 2022 Mourvèdre, a 2021 and a 2022 Syrah, and four Moon Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon wines from the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021 vintages. You can learn all about Danielle and her wines in this post.
Before we get to the wines, I thought I would share some tidbits that Danielle shared in the interview.
- Danielle grew up in Colorado.
- Danielle graduated from the University of Denver with a BS in Environmental Science.
- Her father Jack was French and really got into wine.
- Here father introduced her to wine and continually encouraged her to move to California and explore winemaking. So, she did.
- Before moving to California to pursue wines I met with Becky George (now at Brandlin) to talk to her about being the industry.
- Danielle did her first internship at Kamen in the late summer of 2013 as a harvest cellar intern.
- She then worked a harvest at Cakebread in 2014.
- When that ended, she was jobless, and she was looking for work.
- Her husband Dan was working for Phil Coturri. (Aka the godfather of organic farming.)
- She took a vineyard tech internship working with Phil for 2 years. After harvest she worked for Mark on Mark’s own wines and some of his smaller client’s wines.
- While at Kamen worked with Katy Wilson and Mark Herold. (The current Kamen winemaker)
- The first wine Danielle made was a Mourvèdre. It was only 25 cases and was made at Kamen. It was hand bottled.
- After her experience working for Mark Herold. She was hired at Lasseter in 2018 as an Assistant Winemaker.
- She became the Winemaker at Lasseter in 2020.
- She worked with a couple of impressive wine consultants at Lasseter.
- Philippe Cambie consulted on the Rhône program.
- She also worked with Tony Biagi who is the current wine consultant.
- Tony taught her many techniques for tannin mitigation but one of the most important was elongated hang time on the vine.
- She recently left Lasseter to focus on her family and her own wine project. Jambe de Bois Wines.
- She did keep her foot in the business by working 4 days a week at Anaba for Katy Wilson during harvest.
- Danielle makes her Jambe de Bois wines at Anaba.
What does Jambe de Bois mean? “Leg of Wood”
- Her Ancestor was a pirate in the French West Indies and Caribbean Ocean. Jambe de Bois Langlois.
- What is the instrument on her labels? It is an astrolabe.
- An astrolabe was instrument in navigation, using the stars while sailing.
- Danielle’s Rhone Blends are sourced from the organically farmed Rossi Ranch.
- Danielle’s Syrah is sourced from the Foxy and Hounds Vineyard.
- Friends wanted to plant an organic vineyard.
- Her husband Dan planted it. 1/2 acre of Syrah and 3/4 acre of Gamay.
- The Syrah is a combination of the Alban and 474 clones!
- Other wineries that source grapes from this vineyard is the Korbin Kameron and Tidings brands.
- Danielle’s first year of sourcing from this site was 2016.
- Danielle’s Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Moon Ridge Vineyard in the Moon Mountain District AVA.
- She worked with a couple of impressive wine consultants at Lasseter.
- It you want to hear more about Danielle’s journey check out this interview on The Winemaker’s podcast. Danielle is also now one of the co-hosts of this podcast.
Below is a summary of the wine offerings from Jambe de Bois that we covered with Danielle. The links below are to our full reviews. If you are interested in ordering and trying these wines, you can also purchase these wines on the Jambe de Bois website. You can also email danielle@jambedeboiswines.com or call her at (970) 497-0404. Also, Danielle recently told me that she is having a 15% off, sale through the end of the year with the code FALL15. You should certainly take advantage of that!
- Jambe de Bois 2021 “Rhone Style Blend” (Rossi Ranch) (Sonoma Valley) $65 (KWGTP 92)
- Jambe de Bois 2022 “Mostly Mourvèdre” (Rossi Ranch) (Sonoma Valley) $85 (KWGTP 91)
- Jambe de Bois 2023 “Grenache Mourvèdre” (Rossi Ranch) (Sonoma Valley) $85 (KWGTP 94)
- Jambe de Bois 2021 Syrah “Foxy and the Hounds” (Carneros) $80 (KWGTP 95)
- Jambe de Bois 2022 Syrah “Foxy and the Hounds” (Carneros) $80 (KWGTP 94)
- Jambe de Bois 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon “Moon Mountain” $108 (KWGTP 93)
- Jambe de Bois 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon “Moon Mountain” $108 (KWGTP 92)
- Jambe de Bois 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon “Moon Mountain” $108 (KWGTP 93.5)
- Jambe de Bois 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon “Moon Mountain” $108 (KWGTP 94.5)
Other Jambe de Bois Wines That We Covered In Others Tastings
- Jambe de Bois 2016 Mourvèdre “Contra Costa” $45 (KWGTP 90)
- Jambe de Bois 2017 Mourvèdre “Contra Costa” $45 (KWGTP 92)
- Jambe de Bois 2023 “Steel Plow Rosé” (Sonoma Valley) $29 (KWGTP 92)
You can find reviews of past and future Jambe de Bois wines that we cover on the Jambe de Bois KWG winery page on our website. We hope you enjoy these terrific wines as much as we did. Cheers! – Ken