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Cooper and thief red wine blend 201812/7/2023 Wherever good grapes are grown, we’ll be snooping around. The well-known and the secret test plots. ![]() The California appellation allows us to seek out the best and brightest. Where do we get our barrels? Therein lies the mischief and a secret we keep for ourselves. We take quality grapes from prime California growing regions, and then we stash select lots of our wine in ex-bourbon barrels for three months. Fully developed, juicy fruit resulted in full bodied, intense wines. A cooler spring and summer accompanied by nice rainfall resulted in a longer growing season and a harvest with fruit bursting with varietal character. These California blends are very balanced and are great when they are young, but they can also age for decades.Ģ018 was a very good vintage for Northern California. Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot are even added at times for complexity. Merlot is added to soften the edges and add red fruit flavors. Just like Bordeaux, California’s dominant grape is Cabernet Sauvignon with its rich blackberry flavors. Although the wines of Bordeaux have historically been considered the best wines of the world, the bolder, richer, and more fruit-forward wines of California are now just as respected. The warm days and cool nights of the Napa Valley in Northern California make it the ideal place to make Bordeaux-style red wines. The most successful blends follow the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot recipes of Bordeaux, but with even more intensity. Some of the greatest wines in Californiaare a blend of various red grapes. After a wine has leached the whiskey flavor, it is bottled for sale. Their main claim-to-fame is placing different varietals into used whiskey barrels for at least a month. Their red blend holds that same heavy sweetness. ![]() The wine maker’s notes said it was Jamy with vanilla. The combined result is a rich flavor, with a long, lingering finish.ģ8% Merlot. My first try at wine aged in whiskey barrels was a Pinot Noir by Cooper & Thief. Crafted by Cellarmaster, Chris Leamy, our wine is aged for three months in bourbon barrels, which gives way to soft, velvety tannins with a subtle heat. Blackberry and jammy dark currants lead to a rich finish with the elegance of a fine sipping bourbon. Born from mischief, Cooper and Thief Wine celebrates doing things differently.2021 Cooper and Thief Red Blend A dark and jammy red wine blend loaded with bourbon-inspired flavors and aromas. 4.4 57 Ratings Winemaker Notes This Bourbon barrel-aged Red Blend offers a swirl of warm, sweet oak and toast vanilla notes with dark fruit and a gentle hint of classic bourbon spice. The bourbon barrel aging gives this wine soft tannins that deliver a full-bodied and lingering finish in each sip.įor a devilishly good taste, keep this red wine blend stored at room temperature, and chill it before serving. Bring this red blend along on your next picnic and enjoy it on its own, or stack this rich, bold taste up against lamb or poultry. This dark red wine garners its unique taste thanks to varietals found all across California's prime winegrowing regions. Merlot, syrah, zinfandel, petite sirah and cabernet sauvignon collide in one bourbon barrel to create this dark and jammy wine, which features true bourbon flavor.Ĭrafted by Cellarmaster Jeff Kasavan, each taste of this California red wine gives way to aromatic hints of fruit and toasty vanilla. ![]() Tasting Notes For Cooper & Thief Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Blend 2021Ĭooper and Thief Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Wine Blend is aged in bourbon whiskey barrels for three months, giving it a velvety mouthfeel with subtle heat.
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