Chateau Classico 6 Week Wine Kit, Australian Cabernet Shiraz, 40-Pound Box

I have made over 50 kit wines the past 6 years, mostly WineExpert kits bought locally. This was my first Amazon purchase and I am very pleased. My initial tasting supports this kit is on par with most I've made, and is 60% the cost! Even better, these kits come with 30 corks, 30 labels, and 30 shrink-wrap bottle top covers, making the purchase a no brainer for me. The claim that this is a 6-week kit is pushing it a bit. Take the time to do an additional racking to further clear the wine. This is especially the case if you want to oak the wine. I spent about 8 weeks completing this kit, and then racked onto french oak chips an additional 4 weeks. The taste before and after adding oak was very promising. It takes 6 12 months after bottling to craft a final impression, but I would definitely buy this kit again from what I currently have to go on. No kit wine will ever stand up to an expensive wine made by experts, but this kit yields vert pleasing results to a home wine maker like me ;-)

Instructions were clear, the juice is excellent. Everything has gone as planned so far 4 weeks into the process. I expect some very drinkable wine when all is said and done.

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