Compass Box The General Shinobu Made from 57% Cabernet Sauvignon

Made from 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Malbec grown in the Dolomite-rich soils of the Polkadraai Hills in Stellenbosch

orchard fruits

matured for 11 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and bottled in March 2019

and after fermentation the wine remained on skins for two weeks before basket pressing into French oak

Released in January 2023

Compass Box The General Shinobu Made from 57% Cabernet SauvignonLaunched in 2013, this is perhaps the most sought after limited release from boutique blenders, Compass Box. The General is produced from two parcels of Scotch whisky, both of which were blended at a young age and then left to mature in a combination of ex bourbon and ex sherry American oak casks. At the time of bottling, one was 33yo and the other 40yo. 1,698 bottles were produced. Non chillfiltered and bottled at a cask strength of 53. 4%.