{"id":2636,"date":"2025-11-26T13:13:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2025-11-26T13:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:13:45","slug":"winemaker-interview-series-danielle-langlois-of-jambe-de-bois-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2636","title":{"rendered":"Winemaker Interview Series \u2013 Danielle Langlois of Jambe de Bois &#8211; September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Danielle-Langlois-Winemaker-Jambe-de-Bois-Home.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Danielle-Langlois-Winemaker-Jambe-de-Bois-Home-247x300.gif\" alt=\"Danielle Langlois\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, we had the opportunity to interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jambedeboiswines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Danielle Langlois<\/strong><\/a>, the winemaker and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jambedeboiswines.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois Wines<\/strong><\/a>. We covered a 2021 and 2023 Rhone-Style Blend, a 2022 Mourv\u00e8dre, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before we get to the wines, I thought I would share some tidbits that Danielle shared in the interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle grew up in Colorado.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle graduated from the University of Denver with a BS in Environmental Science.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her father Jack was French and really got into wine.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here father introduced her to wine and continually encouraged her to move to California and explore winemaking. So, she did.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before moving to California to pursue wines I met with Becky George (now at Brandlin) to talk to her about being the industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle did her first internship at Kamen in the late summer of 2013 as a harvest cellar intern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She then worked a harvest at Cakebread in 2014.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When that ended, she was jobless, and she was looking for work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her husband Dan was working for Phil Coturri. (Aka the godfather of organic farming.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She took a vineyard tech internship working with Phil for 2 years. After harvest she worked for Mark on Mark&#8217;s own wines and some of his smaller client&#8217;s wines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While at Kamen worked with Katy Wilson and Mark Herold. (The current Kamen winemaker)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first wine Danielle made was a Mourv\u00e8dre. It was only 25 cases and was made at Kamen. It was hand bottled.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After her experience working for Mark Herold. She was hired at Lasseter in 2018 as an Assistant Winemaker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She became the Winemaker at Lasseter in 2020.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She worked with a couple of impressive wine consultants at Lasseter.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Philippe Cambie consulted on the Rh\u00f4ne program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She also worked with Tony Biagi who is the current wine consultant.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tony taught her many techniques for tannin mitigation but one of the most important was elongated hang time on the vine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She recently left Lasseter to focus on her family and her own wine project. Jambe de Bois Wines.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She did keep her foot in the business by working 4 days a week at Anaba for Katy Wilson during harvest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle makes her Jambe de Bois wines at Anaba.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jambe-de-Bois-French-for-Wooden-Leg.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jambe-de-Bois-French-for-Wooden-Leg.gif\" alt=\"Jambe de Bois\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a>What does Jambe de Bois mean? &#8220;Leg of Wood&#8221;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her Ancestor was a pirate in the French West Indies and Caribbean Ocean. Jambe de Bois Langlois.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is the instrument on her labels? It is an astrolabe.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An astrolabe was instrument in navigation, using the stars while sailing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle&#8217;s Rhone Blends are sourced from the organically farmed Rossi Ranch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle&#8217;s Syrah is sourced from the Foxy and Hounds Vineyard.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friends wanted to plant an organic vineyard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her husband Dan planted it. 1\/2 acre of Syrah and 3\/4 acre of Gamay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Syrah is a combination of the Alban and 474 clones!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other wineries that source grapes from this vineyard is the Korbin Kameron and Tidings brands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle&#8217;s first year of sourcing from this site was 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Danielle&#8217;s Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Moon Ridge Vineyard in the Moon Mountain District AVA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It you want to hear more about Danielle\u2019s journey check out this interview on The Winemaker\u2019s podcast. Danielle is also now one of the co-hosts of this podcast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/vinoshipper.com\/shop\/jambe_de_bois_wines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois website<\/strong><\/a>. You can also email <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:danielle@jambedeboiswines.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">danielle@jambedeboiswines.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> or call her at (970) 497-0404. Also, Danielle recently told me that she is having a <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>15% off<\/strong><\/span>, sale through the end of the year with the code <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FALL15<\/strong><\/span>. You should certainly take advantage of that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jambe-de-Bois-Logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jambe-de-Bois-Logo-258x300.gif\" alt=\"Jambe de Bois Logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2021-Rhone-Style-Blend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2021 &#8220;Rhone Style Blend&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Rossi Ranch) (Sonoma Valley) $65 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2022-Mourvedre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2022 &#8220;Mostly Mourv\u00e8dre&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Rossi Ranch) (Sonoma Valley) $85 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 91<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2023-Grenache-Mourvedre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2023 &#8220;Grenache Mourv\u00e8dre&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Rossi Ranch) (Sonoma Valley) $85 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2021-Syrah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2021 Syrah &#8220;Foxy and the Hounds&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Carneros) $80 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 95<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2022-Syrah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2022 Syrah &#8220;Foxy and the Hounds&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Carneros) $80 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2016-Cabernet-Sauvignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon &#8220;Moon Mountain&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $108 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2018-Cabernet-Sauvignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon &#8220;Moon Mountain&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $108 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2019-Cabernet-Sauvignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon &#8220;Moon Mountain&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $108 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2021-Cabernet-Sauvignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon &#8220;Moon Mountain&#8221;<\/strong> <\/a>$108 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Other Jambe de Bois Wines That We Covered In Others Tastings<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2016-Mourvedre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2016 Mourv\u00e8dre &#8220;Contra Costa&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $45 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 90<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2017-Mourvedre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jambe de Bois 2017 Mourv\u00e8dre &#8220;Contra Costa&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $45 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Jambe-de-Bois-2023-Steel-Plow-Rose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jambe de Bois 2023 &#8220;Steel Plow Ros\u00e9&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> (Sonoma Valley) $29 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can find reviews of past and future Jambe de Bois wines that we cover on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine.php?winery=3159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Jambe de Bois KWG winery page<\/u><\/strong><\/a> on our website. We hope you enjoy these terrific wines as much as we did. Cheers! \u2013 Ken<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 Mourv\u00e8dre, a 2021 and a 2022 Syrah, and four Moon Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon wines from the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021 vintages. 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