premier super Tuscan, stag leap merlot all great kits.
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I did the Cellar Craft Sterling Pinot Noir with a grape pack. $100. It is a very good wine. Just sayin.
Cellar Craft's Sterling Collection red wine kits are the only budget-level red wine kits on the market that include a "virgin," never-processed crushed grape pack to include in the fermentation. Made entirely from region-specific varietal juice and concentrate, and skins from the same harvest lots that the juice comes from, these kits produce a true varietal wine on a short timeline! Designed to be bottled in 5-6 weeks, these kits will benefit from an additional 6-12 months of cellaring in the bottle.
Makes 6 gallons, or 2 cases, of finished wine
Cellar Craft's Description
We use 10.5 liters of California Pinot Noir must (and an accent of Pinotage) fermented on a 1.5 liter virgin California Pinot Noir crushed grape pack for this bright and fruity wine. Expect to enjoy lively black cherry and cranberry aromas and flavours against subtle spice and almond in the background. A few months of ageing will subdue the oak and tannins to let the fruit shine and define the medium-length finish. May be cellared for a year or more. The soft, light to medium-bodied wine may be lightly chilled and enjoyed as an aperitif, or serve with chicken, pork, or simple beef dishes (not recommended for your best steaks or rich, braised foods). Pairs well with salmon.
I have made a number of the RJS En Primeur and Winery Series kits and I prefer the Winery Series. They taste fantastic and seem to need less time aging before they come into their own.
Also just bottled the WE Eclipse Cab Sauv and it is perhaps the best cab I have made so far and it is only 8 months old.
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Of all varietals to add a grape pack to a cheap kit, I am a bit surprised at Pinot. My WE LE Oregon Pinot did not have a grape pack (although it had 18L juice). Thanks for the recommendation -- I will have to make this Sterling kit to see how they compare! Especially since there is no CC Showcase Pinot noir.
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