We made this wine from concentrate to introduce ourselves to the winemaking equipment, process, and terminology. Our winemaking kit from Oak Barrel came with a choice of grape juice concentrates, and we picked Cabernet Sauvignon--it's a wine we all like and one we figured would be pretty tough to mess up.
To our delight--and, admittedly, surprise--the wine actually tastes pretty good! We named it "Carnot Cabernet" after the thermodynamic concept, because we're all chemical engineers and into alliterative names. While the wine is still very new, and its flavor profile will undoubtedly change in the few months it's in bottles, we tasted some of it now to get a baseline of its flavor.
Carnot Cabernet is light for a Cabernet Sauvignon, in terms of its color (actually a very pleasant and clear red), tannins (nearly imperceptible), and alcohol content (estimated 10.5-12% by volume). It has aromas of red fruit, notably cranberry and strawberry. It's somewhere between dry and off-dry, with a pleasant level of sweetness that's neither too astringent nor cloyingly sweet. The finish is smooth, and the overall taste is nowhere near as sour as we feared it might be based on "accidental" taste tests throughout the fermentation process.
For now, our Carnot Cabernet is easy to drink but not very complex, though we hope some additional flavors will emerge by the next time we try it.
If you're interested in a taste, Burdell Cellars would be happy to arrange one!
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