Sugar Beet Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

6 bottles for $49.99 $8.33/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping Case of 12 for $69.99 $5.83/bottle + $1/bottle shipping Tasting notes & discussion 23

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Vintage 2021 from Lodi
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Sweet Beets

TASTING NOTES: “This Cabernet Sauvignon features aromas of boysenberry, toasted oak and baking spice. Flavors of wild blackberry and jammy black cherry are framed by robust toasted oak spice. The palate is complex with a nice transition from layered fruit at the front through to a graceful, lasting finish.” (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.67, TA 6.36 g/L, RS 6.98 g/L)

VARIETALS: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.

BARRELS: Definitely some oak.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Sugar beets.

A subspecies of Beta vulgaris, the sugar beet is about what you’d expect: a sweet beet. Sweeter, at least. In fact, the sugar beet’s roots contain 75% water, 5% pulp, and 20% sugar. This actually makes it one of the most viable alternative sources of natural sugar to sugar cane. While sugar cane only grows in tropical and subtropical climates, the sugar beet grows in temperate zones. This means it can be grown in Central Europe, the US, and Russia.

People tried for centuries to make beet sugar work. Originally, they only contained less than 2% sugar, and while syrup and sugar could be extracted, sugar cane was already available. But years of plant breeding in Germany (previously Prussia) managed to get the percentage up to 6% around 1800, and in modern day around that 20%. Now, (in 2022) they’re harvesting 260,998,614 tonnes of the stuff!

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