Winexpert and Leeners are very pleased
to present the Selection Estate Crushendo™ Series with the all new grape
pack. This ultra premium wine kit is now bigger, bolder and better than
ever with the new Crushendo™. This is the key to a brilliantly intense
red wine experience is in the skin of the grapes. It is as close to pressing
your own grapes as you can get with a winery prepared kit.
NO
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED!
Now, by including the skins, and
packaging them separately, Crushendo wine kits can deliver every nuance,
all of the tannin, the brilliant colors and flavors of a super premium
red wine, with all the aging potential and lush flavors of the best commercial
wines. And its easy! Winexpert Estate Series Crushendo is as easy to make
as our other Estate Series kits. The Crushendo™ grape pack and the ultra
premium vineyard designated juices give brilliant aromas and flavors, and
a velvety tannic grip, to make a wine of unique and piercing intensity.
To complement this amazing palette
of flavors, the Crushendo™. grape pack brings grape tannin and character,
and the special RCA 212 yeast enhances the already spectacular fruit. Right
out of the carboy this wine will have intense, gripping tannins, and although
drinkable immediately, it will open up and blossom into a wine of unique
power and elegance over 2 to 4 years.
Similar
Styles: Estate Series Lodi Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging:
This wine will begin to show its purity of fruit after six months, and
ageing for 18 months to two years will release it deeper flavours of cedar,
minerals and a lingering finish that transforms to blackcurrants.
Appellation: Yeager’s Vineyard, Alexander
Valley AVA, Sonoma, California, USA
Style: The principal grape in Bordeaux wines, Cabernet Sauvignon
is grown in most of the world’s wine regions although it requires a long
growing season to ripen properly and gives low yields. The thick skin of
the Cabernet Sauvignon grape results in wines high in tannin providing
both structure and ageability.
Description: Bright wild blackberry and cherry are complemented
with abundant spice. Black pepper, vanilla, a hint of cedar, smoke and
a characteristic note of cassis (blackcurrant) along with other red berry
notes evolve over time to show a hint of dry chocolate on the finish.
Finely knit together with a silky mid-palate, this wine has a rich tannic
backbone for aging.
Food Pairings: Serve with roast beef with horseradish
AUSTRALIAN
SHIRAZ $179.95
ADD 30 LABELS $4.50
Harvest
Conditions: Brix 21.5, pH 3.50, TA 5.5 g/l
Oak:
French
Oak and Toasted Oak
Alcohol:
13.0—13.5%
Sweetness:
dry
Similar
Styles: Australian Shiraz, Montagnac Vieux Chateau d’Oc
Aging:
The
gripping tannins will open up and blossom into an elegantly powerful wine
with layers of dense fruit and spiciness after proper cellaring. Extended
ageing (up to 3 years) will bring great rewards to the patient!
Appellation: Conundrum Vineyards Murray
River District, South Australia
Style: Conundrum Vineyards is on the Murray River, which meanders
for thousands of kilometers through sun-drenched plains and sloping hillsides
of South Australia. Beautiful Gobelet-trained Shiraz vines bask in the
warm days (tempered by the cool nights of the river valley) making perfectly
balanced, intensely rich grapes.
Description: South Australian Crushendo Shiraz is a bold wine,
deep ruby purple in colour with a deep, dark plum and blackberry showing
subtle accents of chocolate. Rich, lush and complex, the soft black fruit
combines with a hint of black pepper spiciness that follows through with
a firm, tannic finish with toasty vanilla and a hint of spice.
Food Pairings: Steak, rich stews, pizza, or try it with bittersweet
chocolate!
CASTELLINA™
SUPERTUSCAN $179.95
ADD 30 LABELS $4.50
Harvest
Conditions: pH 3.6, Brix 21.6, TA 5.5 g/l
Oak:
medium
Alcohol:
12.5-13%
Sweetness:
dry
Similar
Styles: Chianti, Barolo, Montepulciano
Aging:
Like
the tradition breaking superwines of Tuscany, Castellina Supertuscan di
Siena is tempting to drink while very young, but the grip and length of
the tannins will only subside after 12 months. The ripe cherry and black
currant characters will continue to mellow and integrate with the spicy
oak over time with good cellaring.
(kass-TELL-ee-nah dee See-enn-ah)
Appellation: Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Style: In the 1970’s Winemakers in Tuscany broke with traditions
of Chianti making to create undeniably great wines, the Supertuscans. They
concentrated on a single Italian grape (Sangiovese) instead of the usual
number of red and whites that go into traditional Chianti, and blended
it with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, for a uniquely Italian wine with
both well finessed tannins and supple fruit. Ironically, although Supertuscan
wines are famous (and expensive) because they are made outside the traditional
Italian classification, they are sold only as humble ‘vino di tavola’ (table
wine)!
Description: This wine is a dark cherry color with highlights
of pretty, ruby garnet. Bold, yet supple and expansive enough to be consumed
with great pleasure, the big, smoky, earthy nose of ultra-ripe cherry and
currant fruit is followed by a richly tannic finish.
The bright cherry and lively fruit of Sangiovese matches
brilliantly with the firm structure of classic Cabernet Sauvignon and the
dark fruit of Merlot. Named for a hillside Tuscan village, our Castellina™
Supertuscan is an immediately appealing red that gets better with age.
Food Pairings: Rack of lamb with herbs, Tuscan style
meat dishes with tomato
sauces, Stroganoff or meat grilled rare.
CORVINA
CLASSICO DI VENETO $179.95
ADD 30 LABELS $4.50
Harvest
Conditions: pH 3.60, Brix 21.6º, TA 4.75 g/l
Oak:
French
Alcohol:
12.0-12.5%
Sweetness:
completely
dry
Similar
Styles:
Valpolicella, Luna Rossa
Aging:
While
tempting to drink young immediately on bottling, Corvina Classico will
only reveal its delicate (yet powerful!) finish of cherry and almonds after
a year, and those with the willpower to tuck a few bottles away will be
rewarded by a decade of liquid velvet and bright, lingering fruitiness.
Appellation: Cantina Sociale di
Illasi, Verona, Veneto, Italy
Style: The power grape of Italy's famed Valpolicella, Bardolino
and Amarone, Corvina is renowned for fruity, full-bodied wines with cherry
aromas and a hint of almond. The Veneto region stretches from the northeast
border with Austria down to coastal Venice, with a mild climate ideal for
long, controlled ripening and intense grapes.
Description: Corvina Classico has lush, intriguing aromas of
ripe red cherries and raspberries, delicate hints of almond, toast and
spice and a richly tannic finish that has the fruit lingering on your palate.
In the historic footsteps of Amarone, a wine fermented with a reserve
of crushed grape skins -- the Crushendo™ grape pack brings immense grape
tannin and character to the wine, and the special RC 212 yeast enhances
the wonderful cherry fruitiness.
Food Pairings: Grilled beef and pork, strong dry
cheeses (Parmigiano Reggiano or Asiago), pasta with meat tomato sauces,
antipasto, veal or roast pork. The gripping tannin in this wine also makes
it a natural for red meat and game, and the fruit lifts up herbed or spiced
dishes.
Aging:
With
gripping tannins and up-front fruitiness, it will be tempting to drink
this wine young. However, after a year in the bottle, the floral character
of the Viognier will blossom alongside the Mourvèdre’s mellowed
tannins. Aging two or even three years will bring extended rewards.
Appellation: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Style: (Monh-tanh-yak) Languedoc-Roussillon (lang-dock roo-see-onh)
is one of the oldest and largest wine growing regions of France. Running
from the sun-drenched shores of the Mediterranean to the border of Spain
and the Pyrenees mountains, it has a wine making history reaching back
centuries. The combination of a perfect Mediterranean climate and rich
soil explains why Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the most successful wine
regions in France.
Description: Named for Occitan, (oh-kit-onh) the language of
ancient troubadours, this wine is a special blend of the renowned grape
varieties traditional to the region: Mourvèdre, Carignane, Syrah,
Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier. Vieux Chateau d’Oc is a bold wine,
ruby red with a deep, dark plum and blackberry bouquet showing subtle accents
of chocolate. Rich, lush and complex, soft black fruit combines with a
hint of spiciness that follows through with a firm, tannic finish on the
palate.
Food Pairings: Leg of lamb, braised short ribs,
peppered steak, duck/goose liver paté, ripe cheese with walnuts.
