![]() Love at first Sip! 93 Points (Winesplash) and average of $25 a bottle. After trying one bottle, we ran back to the store to buy up the rest on the shelf. This wine is big but not too big to pair with baked seafood, fresh salads, medium to strong cheeses, and any type of savory chicken dishes. A dark and jammy red blend loaded with bourbon-inspired flavors and aromas. Rich flavors of tropical citrus, starfruit, vanilla, with hints of pineapple and bakers spices! On the second sip, more citrus notes came through with toasty vanilla oak leading to a long, smooth, slightly heated finish! Is the ghost of Joe Louis in the room because this wine is a Knock Out! Balanced in flavor, acidity, and heat from the refined tequila barrel aging. Cooper & Thief Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Blend. Medium bodied and very velvety across the palate with a bit of heat. Their bourbon barrel-aged red wine blend challenges tradition, which makes for a much more interesting story. Powerful aromas of citrus, vanilla oak, toast, and lovely hints of fine agave tequila fills the senses. Cooper & Thief While other wines celebrate doing the same thing for centuries, Cooper & Thief celebrates doing things differently. The aroma is intense so you may want to be sitting down when you give this wine a whiff. Sauvignon BlancGolden straw color in my glass with long, elegant legs. The Cooper & Thief Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Blend has accents of blackberry and raspberry, along with hints of vanilla spice. But do taste it straight, too, because it’s interesting. (You could add a splash of bourbon, but its essence is inherent in the wine due to the manner in which it is aged). Even at 30 a bottle, steep for us, Faith imagined the celebratory sangria this blend would make. This was the “Big Daddy” of them all in weight, robust flavor, and being at 16.5% alcohol! Cooper & Thief was unlike any red wine he’d ever tasted. Many of the Sauvignon Blanc characteristics came through but the influence of the tequila and barrel truly set it apart from all the bright and citrusy stainless steel versions we have had before. We loved every golden drop of this Tequila Barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc blend because we LOVE big oaky white wines and this wine is just that. This wine is mostly Sauvignon Blanc with a bit of French Colombard and Semillon to round it out. Tonight we are sipping the Cooper & Thief Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley that was aged 3 months in Anejo Tequila barrels. This refreshing white wine starts out in scenic Napa Valley before being specially aged in a Casa Noble anejo oak tequila barrel for three months. Are you adventurous enough to overhaul your Sauvignon Blanc expectations and try something completely different? I believe everyone should always have an Open Wine Mind and experience unique wines because they may become your new favorites….like in this instance for us! Cooper and Thief Tequila Barrel Aged Sauvignon Blanc White Wine fills the palate with memorable flavors derived from its unique aging process. No day in your life should be just run-of-the-mill so why should your wine taste same ol’ same ol’? I love Sauvignon Blanc’s but sometimes it does seem like some brands taste just like the others.
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