2019 Double Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon
After aging in neutral French and American oak barrels, this wine spends approximately four more months in Bending Branch 1840 Four-Grain bourbon barrels, giving it the name "Double Barrel" Cabernet Sauvignon. Sense rich notes of buttery vanilla and caramel.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Sierra Foothills
Harvest Date
November 1, 2019
Sugar
25.7 brix
pH
3.42
Fermentation
Whole berry fermentation in open-top containers
Bottling Date
April 2023
Alcohol %
17.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Sweet pepper, roasted coffee, forest floor, blueberry pie, black pepper, caramel, dried fig, vanilla, strawberry confit
Production Notes
Aged in Bending Branch 1840 Four-Grain Bourbon barrels
Food Pairing Notes
Bourbon-braised brisket, smoked gouda, bacon-wrapped filet mignon, jambalaya, wild game, cheesecake
Production
81 cases
Other Notes
Bending Branch has produced bourbon barrel-aged wines since 2011 as a nod to the Young Family's Kentucky heritage.