Born from mischief, Cooper and Thief Wine celebrates doing things differently. 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. Semi-sweet on the tongue and quite jammy with a hint of vanilla. Very strong berry notes and flowery aromas. 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. Rating: (2.5 / 5) Red blend from California. 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. Quality abounds in this fresh, complex wine featuring cherry, raspberry and licorice notes.Ĭoming Next Week: A team of wine experts make their Easter celebration recommendations.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. Veteran winemaker James Foster, who grew up in Alabama, is on to something keen and expressive here.īargain of the Week: Daou Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Paso Robles, $19.99 – Smoke taint from wildfires has impacted some pricy, northern California wines, but Paso Robles was unaffected making Daou’s second-label gem a huge bargain. Stave and Steel Bourbon Aged Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles ($14.99)– This 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon is aged four months in American oak barrels “toasted, charred and drenched in Kentucky bourbon.” It excels impressively for its refined spicy fruit notes, silky texture and appealingly long finish. At 15.9 percent alcohol it’s buzzworthy, but the fruit never surfaces from a deep caramel-flavored abyss. A good buy.Īpothic Inferno Small Batch Limited Release Red Blend, Lodi, ($9.99) – Aged in charred, white oak whiskey barrels for 60 days, Apothic leaves no doubt about its intent: pure, overpowering vanilla and coconut extract in a jammy wine sauce. The result is a carefully constructed wine – jammy, plummy, and smooth with soft rum influences of coconut and molasses that excite the senses.
A portion of Merlot is aged in rum barrels and blended with regular oak-aged Merlot. Robert Mondavi Private Selection Aged in Rum Barrels Merlot 2016, Monterrey, ($11.99) – I couldn’t find the best-selling Cabernet within 50 miles, so I landed here. It’s big, dense, velvety, and heavy on caramel and vanilla creaminess. Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and “3 percent others” make up the inky, purple-colored blend. The taste of Zinfandel – black fruit and spices – rang true, enhanced by a thin, toasty caramel flavor and a very silky texture.Ĭooper & Thief Cellarmaster Select Red Blend, Lodi ($23.99) – From its Kentucky bourbon-shaped bottle to classic labeling, (“Aged 3 Months in Bourbon Whiskey Barrels”), this had all the makings of a “cigar-and-sipping” port wine. Here are my impressions.įour Virtues Bourbon Barrel Aged Zinfandel 2016, Lodi, ($19.99) – The winemaker says “heavily charred” barrels are used to “impart nuanced layers of caramel, vanilla and toasty oak to intense, dark berry character.” Expecting a heavy-handed approach, I was pleasantly surprised by Four Virtues’s restraint. Intrigued, I recently conducted a blind tasting of five wines aged variously in bourbon, rum and whiskey barrels. If overdone, wine aged in flame-charred oak barrels of any spirit can overwhelm the grape’s natural fruit profile, transforming it into a candied-concoction of caramel, maple, vanilla, brown sugar, and sweet spices. Still, balance remains the key to making a good wine.
Robert Mondavi’s top-selling Bourbon-Barrel Aged Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.99 a bottle) went from zero cases sold in 2016 to a phenomenal 1.4 million in 2018. Others say it’s what the younger generation wants – rich, big, sweeter, flavorful and higher alcoholic wines.
Cooper & Thief Red Wine Blend 2017, 750 ml. Cooper & Thief Cellarmasters Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Blend. Some say aging wine in bourbon, rum and Irish whiskey barrels is a marketing gimmick. 82 / 100 from 1 Critic Review Learn more Hide All 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2006. It’s all the rage among trend-setting millennials, people aged 23 to 38 who have an affinity for new products and tastes. Grilled steaks, braised ribs, burghers and bourbon barrel-aged Cabernet Sauvignon.
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