I mentioned a number of weeks ago (May 10 post) that we were making
our own wine. We received notice that our wine was ready to be bottled. We had
been saving up bottles, so of the 30 bottles of wine we made 22 were reused
bottles, with the remainder being new. The new bottles look a lot nicer for
bringing over to someone’s house for a dinner party, but for everyday
consumption, I don’t really care what type of bottle my wine is in, as long as
it’s been sealed properly.
The Wine Butler (where we made it) was great. They have friendly,
knowledgeable staff and equipment to make the bottling process easy. There was
one machine that bottled, one that put the cork in, and one that heated the
neck seal onto the bottle. It took about half an hour altogether. They also
provided small labels to use.
The taste:
The Wine Butler told us that the wine will continue to mature and will
be more optimal for drinking in two to three weeks. Of course we couldn’t wait
that long, so we cracked open a bottle an hour later during lunch. The smell
was of black cherry and strawberry. The taste was smooth and fairly light. This
is supposed to be a South African Cabernet Sauvignon, but it tastes a little
too light for that. As well, the alcohol content doesn’t seem to be too high.
Overall I think this is a versatile wine and I will be interested to see how it
tastes over time. Currently I would rate it a JC87.
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