favorite recipes of california winemakers 1963

So, through the ages barrels were not meant to add flavor probably but used to keep the wine safe on its way to a consumer near or far. An added benefit is that they can last many, many years.

They replaced clay amphorae for a number of reasons: They roll even when full, they don’t leak or allow much evaporation and perhaps incidentally, they are good insulators, keeping the wine or whiskey at a relatively stable temperatures even in warm conditions like the Mediterranean Sea in summer. Since well before Christ’s time, barrels were originally fashioned as transport vessels to be put aboard ships and ox drawn carts for commerce. Also, what is often unknown or overlooked by the modern wine drinker is the original purpose of the barrel as a transport vessel but not actually as a flavor contributor. The nuances and the breadth of these flavors are less obvious and vary by the choice of cooper (barrel maker), the source of the wood, and the choice the winemaker makes by choosing to which wine he or she applies these flavors. Ilsley Vineyards 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Tasting NotesĬooperage Choices Facing the Winemaker in Napa ValleyĮvery wine enthusiast knows that the use of new oak barrels as aging vessels adds flavors to wine. This exceptional wine is made possible because of the continued support of our customers, thank you. Enjoy this single vineyard Reserve with its focus on Cabernet Sauvignon and hillside farming at Ilsley Vineyards. Block A is above the barn at the back of the property and faces southwest. Block A played a part in the 2012 Reserve but it shared the spotlight that year with block J. She felt that block A, in 2013, exemplified the best of Ilsley Vineyards and our little corner of Stag’s Leap Fruit forward and assertive but also rich with power to age a very long time. In 2013 she chose wine from one special, very small hillside block on the Downey Ranch, block A Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard blocks and specific barrels chosen will have spoken to the wine maker as being special and distinctive. We choose a small portion of wine, usually one or two barrels from all the barrels made in great years only. Ilsley Vineyards 2013 Reserve Cabernet SauvignonĪt Ilsley Vineyards, our philosophy is that a Reserve is not an every year thing.

Favorite recipes of california winemakers 1963