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1000 Stories 'Bourbon Barrel-Aged' Zinfandel Red Wine California, Bold & Smoky 75cl

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Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. Batch 58 is a release from 2017, a vintage characterized by a warmer-than-usual climate, which allowed the grapes to ripen to their signature richness.

It’s an unweildy creature that settles down slightly and becomes decadent once poured into your wine glass. I love stinky cheese, my Nespresso machine, Loire Valley white wines, bold full-bodied reds, and championing ladies in winemaking. We live in an era of instant, instant gratification, stories upon stories are told, we binge watch television series, gimme a selfie, Candy Crush, duck lips, a Kardashian butt shot, and break the internet – along with your attention span. Select parcels of Zinfandel were sourced from Mendocino County, some of which came from vineyards with family histories dating back to the 1880’s.Winemaker Bob Blue Regional Information Individual lots for this intriguing wine started with the dryfarmed, headtrained Zinfandel vines from Mendocino County, Lodi and Paso Robles Vineyards. Emperor Augustus wanted to keep the poorest of the population (which happened to be the majority) under control, so they wouldn’t revolt. Batch 67 offers classic Zinfandel notes of raspberry, blueberry and tobacco on the palate, layered over a bourbon-barrel thread of caramel, vanilla and smoky hazelnut. Batch 77 opens with complex notes of raspberry, stewed cherry and cassis, layered over a thread of smoked meat and tobacco.

The fruit from the Dry Creek vineyards then provides flavors of complex black fruits and distinct black pepper spice. active_palette":0,"config":{"colors":{"1c23d":{"name":"Main Accent","parent":-1}},"gradients":[]},"palettes":[{"name":"Default","value":{"colors":{"1c23d":{"val":"var(--tcb-skin-color-0)","hsl":{"h":2,"s":0. Today American and French oak wine barrels are commonplace, so the inspiration for 1000 Stories is a nod to the way things were. Lots' of oak at first, only after will you pick up the caramel, after that 2 hour period it will develop, the taste really shines, still heavy but smoother, benefits from letting this breathe a good while. The free standing vines of the Mendocino vineyards bestow the grapes with potent red fruit aromas along with flavors of cranberry and raspberry.The characteristic char from these sought-after vessels imparted attractive smoky notes to the nose and palate, where the lasting impression is a richly flavoured vanilla, dried herbs and a hint of caramel. Dry Creek is a classic and well known source for great Zinfandel and has added a new dimension to the 1000 Stories. This batch features rich cherry and boysenberry fruit highlighted by warm baking spice and dried plum, fig and date aromas, almost reminiscent of an Italian Amarone.

Some say that it is a perfect standalone red wine that is beautifully made with red and black fruits. Juicy notes of cherry, plum and cassis are balanced by a savory hint of smoked meat, culminating in a burnt-sugar finish. The bourbon barrels in this batch gave the wine a subtle smoky character, enveloped in a warm, vanilla-rich finish. You can make anyone feel a certain emotion or think nearly any thought you want as long as you couch it in a riveting story or entertainment. On a wet and dark Saturday evening wrapped up in a fluffy blanket try this, it lifts the spirits and the wine glasses.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Head trained and dry farmed, these vineyards provide bright red fruit aromas and flavors of raspberry and cranberry. Hedonistic, juicy Zinfandel from Lodi (24%) brings round tannins and opulent notes of dark fruit to the 2015 1000 Stories Zinfandel.

Several of my friends told me about this wine, it was Ally who bought me a bottle to try, we have very similar taste, I loved it from the first taste, its smooth and warming,and yes its good with a steak its even nicer with chocolate. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Nuanced aromas of sun-baked raspberry, crushed blueberry, freshly-turned earth and hints of nutmeg swirl in the glass, segueing to a palate of jammy blackberries, clove and caramel.However once it relaxed in my wine glass…I could smell everything I enjoy about the odd glass of Bourbon. Today, American and French oak wine barrels are common place, so the inspiration for 1000 Stories is a nod to the way things were. It’s kind of like old question – if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it really happen?

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