2021
Crocodile

Red Wine
SKU: JCRECD2172

Our powerful boldest premium reds, dark, age-worthy wines of substance. Regardless of their grape, these heavyweights are barrel-aged and quite concentrated in flavor.

FOOD PAIRING: These big reds perform best with rich, high-protein foods such as AGED CHEESES & RED MEATS and work brilliantly with RICHER, BOLDER SAUCES too.

$120
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$96 Member Price*
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Description

Like the elusive crocodile, in all its DEVIOUS scheming, this FEISTY and intricate red wine will swiftly seize your senses with all its might… causing you, its prey, to become unexpectedly RAVENOUS for more… until the hunted becomes the hunter.

Tasting Notes
Aroma: 

The enticing fragrance of lusciously ripe dark fruits and crushed currants wafts gracefully from the glass.

Palate: 

Entwining with the comforting embrace of warm baking spices on the palate. This full-bodied masterpiece embodies opulence and complexity, with tantalizing tastes of sun-soaked earth, juicy black raspberries, graceful violets, and a subtle creaminess of sandalwood. Akin to a stealthy Crocodile, its velvety tannins glide seamlessly to an enduring and invigorating finish leaving an indelible mark of fierce elegance.

Winemaking
Vintage Notes: 

Aged 18-19 months in small French oak barrels - 31% new French oak (Taransaud, Saury). The Petite Syrah (harvested on a root day) was pressed off at dryness to help minimize tannins while the Cabernet Sauvignon (harvested on a flower day )sat on skins for 61 days . Bottled on a leaf day . Vegan.

Tech Notes
  • Varietal:
    • Cabernet Sauvignon
    • Petite Syrah
  • Region: Rutherford, Napa Valley
  • Alcohol: 14.5%
  • pH: 3.62
  • T/A: 6.5 g/L
  • Aging:
    • Aged in 100% French oak
    • 31% New oak
    • 18-19 Months
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Pairs Well With
Meats & Fish:
New York strip steak, Grilled Crown Roast of Lamb
Cheese & Nuts:
Brie and Gruyère