Herzog Variations French Oak North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon

Variations French Oak is the barrel-focused member of the Variations series from Herzog Wine Cellars in Oxnard, California, where head winemaker Joe Hurliman takes one grape, Cabernet Sauvignon, and changes a single variable in each bottling so you can taste the difference. Here the variable is wood: the wine is aged entirely in 100% new French oak barrels, in contrast to its sibling Variations American Oak, so the comparison is a direct lesson in what a tight-grained French barrel does to Cabernet. The fruit comes from North Coast vineyards grown in well-drained red volcanic soil, and the wine is bottled dry at 14.0% ABV with residual sugar under 2 g/L. The winery describes bold aromas of ripened cranberry and red fruit, smooth, round tannins and a satin texture, with finishing notes of creamy oak, vanilla and baking spice from the new barrels. Herzog is the flagship winery of the Herzog family's Royal Wine Corp., the world's largest kosher producer, and this bottling is kosher for Passover and mevushal. Pour it with grilled steak, roast lamb or a mushroom risotto, and try it side by side with the American Oak version. Vintages may vary; we ship the current release. 750ml bottle.

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