𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷 𝓶𝔂 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 – 𝓛𝓮𝓭 𝓩𝓮𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷
World’s End is JCP Maltus of Château Teyssier in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux endeavor in Oakville, Napa Valley, California. The World’s End series of Cabernet Sauvignon made from grapes sourced from the famed To Kalon vineyard of renowned grape grower Andy Beckstoffer. These are SMALL production releases that sell out before they leave the winery.
Jonathan’s love for rock and roll music inspired the name of this series from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and Led Zeppelin – this wine in particular is Led Zeppelin’s song Good Times Bad Times. World’s End was chosen to pay homage to the district of Chelsea in London where Jonathan and Lyn lived for many years.
𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭’𝓼 𝓔𝓷𝓭 ‘𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓑𝓪𝓭 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓼’ 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓴𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓸 𝓚𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷 𝓒𝓪𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓽 𝓢𝓪𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓸𝓷 2015
This is a wine that takes your breath away. Deep ruby purple color envelopes the glass with exotic perfumed aromas of sandalwood, Chinese five spice, cedar, fresh tobacco, milk chocolate, dried herbs, blackberry, bing cherry and red plum all
entice you to take a sip. That first sip explodes with generous black plum and black currant, chocolate dipped blueberries, wild berry preserves, black licorice, savory meat and earth. The lush tannins wraps around the fruit along with mocha, toasted oak, vanilla and black licorice that lingers for an eternity. The mouthfeel is opulent, bold and rustically powerful yet has a freshness in the bright acidity. This wine is drinking gorgeously now but could stand to age another decade.
Classic pairings of beef Wellington, roast venison with rosemary red wine sauce but who wants classic? Let’s kick it up a notch with a grilled sirloin burger with aged gouda and crispy onions, a slow braised venison cheeks in red wine sauce OR roasted portobello mushroom stacks with gorgonzola.