Jordan Melchior
2014 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon The Winemaking
The Bottling
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon in 2016, Jordan Winery released 18-liter bottles of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon for the first time in its history. Each bottle, known as a Melchior, holds the equivalent of 24 750mL wine bottles and weighs 60 pounds when full. The 2014 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Melchior debuts in 2018, and only eight bottles were produced—each beautifully bottled, etched, numbered and painted by hand. Cradled in a custom, wooden box, the Jordan Melchior includes a special wine tap for convenient serving, as well as a limited-edition, signed Le Tour de Melchior poster. It’s the ultimate wine bottle for a special celebration.
Winemaker’s Comments
A wine with elegance, refinement and plenty of verve. Its perfume of blackberries and black cherries mingles with a backdrop of subtle oak notes. The palate has a velvety richness that coats the mouth in concentrated flavors of blackberries and cassis, laced with fine tannins from seamlessly integrated, new French oak. Enticing flavors of chocolate, violets and dark fruits linger on the long finish. Enjoy now or cellar through 2033.
More than 60 blocks from 13 vineyards were harvested at optimal maturity and only the top lots were selected for blending in historic, upright oak casks. The wine was then aged for 12 months in 94% French and 6% American oak, of which 45% was new French barrels, to balance the natural fruit tannins and create a lush, complex finish. This blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.7% Merlot, 5.8% Petit Verdot, 1.2% Malbec and 0.3% Cabernet Franc matured in 750mL bottles for two years before transfer to the Melchior.
Serving Suggestions
Why buy two cases of wine for a celebration when one incredible bottle will do? The Jordan Melchior will serve about 60 of your closest friends at a cocktail reception or 40 at a three-course dinner party. This 18-liter bottle equals 24 standard-sized wine bottles, approximately 122 five-ounce glasses of wine, and also includes the Winekeeper Tap System for convenient pouring. Once opened, the Jordan Melchior can maintain freshness for up to seven days while tap is installed.
$4,800 (18L bottle) |
jordanwinery.com/shop Release date: September 2018
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