2019 North Coast Wine Club Appassimento, USA, Ohio, Grand River, Wine Review
It northeast Ohio, it can be difficult to grow Cabernet Sauvignon and get it ripe. The spring often limits when budbreak occurs, and cold autumns don't often allow sufficient hang time. In an experiment to deal with this, the North Coast Wine Club, utilized the Appassimento method from northeast Italy, in an attempt to get a bit more volume and alcohol. This means the grapes are allowed to partially air-dry out which reduces volume while raising the sugar levels. it is the way Amarone is made, but in this case, instead of Italian grapes, this wine is made in that method but using Bordea