Reserve Californian Enigma Wine Kit
Brand : Winexpert
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- SKU:
- 3288
- UPC:
- 629181082928
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Your Reserve Californian Enigma Wine Kit is a refined winemaking kit that offers an intense and full-bodied wine experience. With aromas of black cherry, coffee, chocolate, and vanilla, this wine kit delivers a smooth, rounded finish that will delight your palate. Despite the reduction in kit size from 16L to 10L, the quality and quantity of wine produced remain unchanged, making it a more compact and efficient choice for experienced winemakers.
This winemaking kit is not just about producing wine, it's about creating a versatile beverage that pairs well with a variety of foods. Whether you're serving meats, pizza, pasta, or even sweet and sticky marinated pork or chicken, the Reserve Californian Enigma Wine Kit enhances your meal with its off-dry sweetness and heavy body.
The absence of oak intensity allows the rich flavors of black cherry, coffee, chocolate, and vanilla to shine through, making every sip a memorable one. With an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 13%, this wine kit strikes a perfect balance between flavor and potency.
Product Specifications:
- Sweetness: Off-Dry
- Body: Heavy
- Tasting Notes: Black cherry, coffee, chocolate, and vanilla
- Oak Intensity: None
- Kit Size: 10L
- ABV: 13%
Aging Guidelines for This Wine Kit
Recommended aging: 2 to 9 months after completing the winemaking process. This wine offers depth and structure that benefit from time to develop. Aging helps its fruit, oak, and tannins come into balance, creating a smoother drinking experience. Fuller, firmer styles generally benefit from the longer end of this range, while softer styles can be enjoyable sooner.
Overall rating: 4.6 / 5 from 8 reviews.
Reviews
Great prices and great service
"Great prices and great service"
Great Wine Kits
"We have made both the Argentine Malbec which is a huge hit among family friends and neighbors, and the Enigma which is a great red blend. We have been making wine since 2018 and make the Malbec once a year and let the wine sit for 12 months before we use it. Awesome taste and on our 8th kit. As far as the Enigma, we were looking for a good table wine that both my wife and I could enjoy. She tends to like sweeter wines and I dry. This red blend is a hit for us and again for friends and family. Have made it at least 5 times and will continue to do so!"
Doesn't disappoint . . . . . patience.
"Purchased in Aug 2023 and bottled in July 2024 after 10 months in a carboy. It was a mistake to start drinking this immediately because it has improved in the bottle over the past 6 months. Wish I would have shown more patience with this wine because in 2025 it's a very pleasant drinker. It is a heavier bodied wine more so than the Carmenere or Montipulciano kits. If you're willing to let it sit for an extended time you won't be disappointed in this Enigma kit."
Fermenting!
"Juice is fermenting for 4 days now. Bubbling away. Actually had to add a bit more vodka to the air lock! Will see in another 10 where SG is. So far, am pleased!"
Directions incomplete
"My kit came with two bags. Directions do not say when to add the second smaller bag, only NOT to add it in the beginning with the large juice bag. When does the smaller second bag get added?"
Mr.
"Not sure why my kit of Enigma contained two packets of oak?"
Great red!
"I just ordered a second kit to make because the first one is going FAST. Everyone who has tried this one has loved it!"
Chugging Away in the Primary Right Now
"I started this kit on Sunday night and by Wednesday evening it had already finished 2/3rds of its fermentation. Smells wonderful. The instructions provide that the OG should be between 1.080 and 1.100. Mine came in around 1.082. Since I had concerns about being able to ferment this to dry, I really wanted to boost the OG a little. 2 cups of simple syrup (and then some) and we were up to 1.093... respectable in my book (fermenting to dry will give me 13.5% ABV). Other things to know about this kit: No oak and no skins. My plan is to see what kind of body I get out of the primary then, if it's too thin or light, maybe dose with tannin in the secondary and finish with a spiral of oak while bulk aging. Loving the prices from LP and the service is always top shelf. Very happy with the purchase so far."
