| | |  | Additives | Home » » » » US Elite Chardonnay Varietal Grape Concentrate | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 9.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 20.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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Good Stuff!May 26, 2009
By Joseph C. Mooney
Review of US Elite Chardonnay Varietal Grape Concentrate.
As a Canadian wine lover, who is not rich, I turned to making my own wine from kits a number of years ago. To date I've made over 90 kits (about 2,500 bottles). The most important lesson I have learned is that to get good results you need to use good juice (or concentrate, to be specific). It is easy to make kit wine whose quality is on par with wine that would cost $8 per bottle at retail in the USA, or about $13 in Canada. With additional effort you can achieve even better results, but I digress....
This kit makes a good Chardonnay, medium bodied, nicely oaked, with smooth, clean varietal flavors and a satisfying finish. I used all the included fining agents, and followed the instructions to the letter with two exceptions: I extended the carboy-aging process by 30 days and I did not "chill proof" the wine. The resulting wine is beautifully clear, with a rich golden hue.
I felt a little bit uneasy paying so much for such a small package of concentrate (6.8 liters). I typically make kits that contain 16 to 18 liters of concentrate. (Note: all these kits yield the same amount of wine, about 28-30 bottles). I did some research and found that US Elite claims the amount of concentrate is not as important as the quality. Based on my results with their white wine, I cannot dispute that claim, although I am curious to see if the same holds true for their red wine.
This is my first US Elite kit, and I am quite pleased with it. I certainly intend to make more of this Chardonnay, and will probably give one of their reds a try, after which I will post another review.
Cheers!
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