BACKGROUND:
Beringer’s latest offering pays tribute to the winery’s very beginning. 150 years ago, brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer left Germany to found a winery and distillery in Napa. Reusing their spirit barrels to age wine just seemed like good financial sense, but they quickly discovered it added a whole new level of richness and complexity to their wine. Today, we recreate Jacob and Frederick’s pioneering spirit by aging Beringer Bros. wines in spirit barrels. Enjoy smooth, robust wines with flavors of vanilla, toasted hazelnuts, and caramel – a glimpse of Beringer’s past.
WINEMAKING:
Beringer Bros. Rye Red Blend is picked at the peak of flavor development from top sites across California and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks. 20% of the wine aged 60 days in second-pass charred American oak barriques which previously held Rye Whiskey.
TASTING NOTES:
This wine is bursting with ripe strawberry, caramel and vanilla with Rye Whiskey character coming through on notes of coriander, caraway, lavender, and bergamot. Full bodied with silky tannins and a rich, lingering finish.