WineXpert Question about LE Australia Grenache and Cab with Grape Skin

[Trick]

Has anyone started drinking this kit yet? Any disappointment or thrills?

Tasted a couple of weeks ago, about three month from starting the kit. Pretty sharp in palate. To be honest, not even as good as my $45 Sharaz which is about 2.5 months old. But my plan is to bottle after one year of aging, no rush. I will leave it alone for another 3 months before next steal taste.

 

[Hordak]

I just racked mine and added the final oak cubes and tannin addition (1 tsp Quertannin Intense) Mine has really good color and great taste already. I did an extended maceration on it and added a homemade f-pack of blackberries and blueberries. I did a GSM in the Cellar Craft Sterling line this year that was also pretty good and this LE Grenache Cab seems to have same tasting points but with more depth.

 

[Cibb]

Man this is good. I wish I'd have bought 2 or 3 kits.

 

[Trick]

Mine still has 3 months to go before bottling. The color is very light. But taste is very dense. a little smoky.

 

[Brian55]

We're three months away from bottling as well. No I'm really looking forward to it.

 

[Cibb]

We're three months away from bottling as well. No I'm really looking forward to it.

Similar here. The color is light but has a slight smoke flavor to it.

I really wish I'd have bought 2 more kits of it.

 

[Hordak]

I did an extended maceration and about seven months total till bottling three months ago and after the recent comments how good it was I had to try one bottle. I am thoroughly impressed at this young age. It isn't super dark but after reading up on Australian Grenache and learned it has color characteristics more like a Pinot I get it. This is probably the closest wine I've made to a commercial variant to date. Now to keep it untouched for two years.

 

[Cibb]

At this rate I hope any of mine makes it 2 years

 

[crushday]

Had my first bottle of this tonight. Pretty good... I wish I could make it again.

 

[Trick]

I opened my first bottle in Christmas time and keep a pace of one bottle a month. It tastes good but a little bit in light side. This was my first skin kit, therefore followed instruction very closesly. If i could do it again, i would reduce volume slightly and skip some chemicals and add some fruit.

 

[crushday]

Had another bottle tonight, but from a different kit. I actually made this kit three times each 2 months apart from each other. This is the second kit, bottled 6/17/2018. I'm surprised at how light in color this one is. Light is how I would describe it all around: light in color, taste, mouthfeel and nose. Looking forward to seeing how this one ages.

I don't remember the first one being so light. I opened that bottle on April 2nd, 2019. (Bottled 4/16/2018)

My next kit (third) was bottled on 8/17/2018. Have no plan right now to test this one but likely this next summer. I feel like this would pair well with slow smoked pork loin, crusted chicken breast with a gorgonzola sauce, or even a meatless marinara sauce with spiraled zucchini substitute for pasta.

Are you happy with your wine? What are your results?

 

[Trick]

I opened one yesterday and it tasted quite smooth and might be at its peak now. Further aging might not be a good thing I guess. The color looks like a dark version of rose.