Korbel can only ship BRANDY within the state of California.
Brandy Master's Notes
Korbel has been crafting fine California
brandies since 1889 when Francis Korbel had our first still installed in the
newly built brandy tower at the Korbel Winery.
Today Korbel is a leader in the American premium brandy market, and the
only major distiller that makes exclusively California brandies.
Korbel 18 is a blend of brandies produced by two distinct distillation
methods. Approximately one third of the
blend is distilled in an Alambic pot still and two thirds in a copper-lined
continuous column still.
Alambic pot stills have been used to make brandy for at least 400
years. They are still used in Cognac and
are used by a few California producers for luxury brandies. For the Korbel 18, we distilled French
Colombard wine from the Russian River Valley.
The distillate was aged in 60-gallon French Oak barrels, which had
previously been used to ferment Chardonnay wines.
The column distilled portion of the Korbel 18 blend was distilled in the
same manner as Korbel Classic Brandy.
Like Classic, it was aged in 52-gallon whiskey barrels. The only difference is in the 18 years of
barrel aging.
The blend of the two brandies is an incredibly subtle and complex
marriage of flavors. The richness,
vanilla and butterscotch notes of the French oak aged Alambic brandy blend well
with the spicy and lively fruit characters of the whiskey barrel aged column
distilled brandy to create a true luxury brandy.
Brandy Profile
Appellation: California
Distillation: Blend of Alambic Pot Still and Continuous Column
Distillation Proof: 140 and 169 Proof
Barrel Aging: Over 18 years in 60 gallon French Oak and 52 Gallons American.
Barrel Aging Proof: 130 Proof
Bottling Proof: 80 Proof (40% by Volume)
Cases Produced: 100 Cases
Bottle Sizes: 750ml
* Unfortunately there is no discounting allowed on this new product.
