1000 Stories Bourbon Barrel-Aged Zinfandel

America's bourbon barrel-aged wine, 1000 Stories is finished in charred barrels that once housed fine Kentucky bourbon-America's iconic spirit. No one alike, each batch of our bold Zinfandel brings distinct notes of blackberry, spice and vanilla that deepen alongside char, smoke and caramel from an unmatched selection of barrels. Each hand-selected lot is an expression of originality-a boldly spirited pursuit of doing things differently.

Wine of the USA

United States

Bottle

Importer:
CYT UK Ltd,
Oxfordshire,
England,
OX33 1ER,
UK.

Contains Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Contains Sulphites

1000 Stories

"Years ago, when I was just starting out as a winemaker, it was almost unheard of to get French oak wine barrels and American oak barrels were for whiskey, not wine. But we still needed barrels to age our wine, so we purchased new and used bourbon barrels. Today, American and French oak wine barrels are commonplace, so the inspiration for 1000 Stories is a nod to the way things were. We've selected new and used bourbon barrels for these small batches of Zinfandel, which impart characteristics specific to these barrels: charred vanilla, dried herbs and a hint of caramel."
Bob Blue, Winemaker

Vinted and bottled by:
1000 Stories Vineyards Hopland,
Mendocino County,
California,
USA.

CYT UK Ltd,
Oxfordshire,
England,
OX33 1ER,
UK.

Years ago, when I was just starting out as a winemaker, it was almost unheard of to get French oak wine barrels and American oak barrels, were for whisky, not wine. But we still needed barrels to age our wine, so we purchased new and used Bourbon barrels. Today American and French oak wine barrels are commonplace, so the inspiration for 1000 Stories is a nod to the way things were.' - Winemaker Bob Blue

Concha y Toro UK Ltd

Zinfandel

2021

Individual lots for this intriguing wine started with the dry-farmed, head-trained Zinfandel vines from Mendocino County, Lodi and Paso Robles Vineyards.

This wine, aged in Bourbon barrels has attractive smoky notes to the nose and palate with lasting impressions of richly flavoured vanilla, dried herbs and a hint of caramel

14.5

10.9

1000 Stories Vineyards

Bob Blue

Individual lots for this intriguing wine began the ageing process in traditional American and French oak barrels before being introduced to new Bourbon barrels. The characteristic char from these sought-after vessels imparted attractive smoky notes to the nose and palate, where the lasting impression is a richly flavoured vanilla, dried herbs and a hint of caramel.