{"product_id":"cardinale-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2017-750ml","title":"Cardinale Napa Cabernet  2019 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis year, the tools include seven appellations and 32 individual wine lots. With the right vision, Cardinale crafted the finished piece – 2018 Cardinale. Super structured and with minerality to spare, this Cabernet Sauvignon offers a real presence on the palate from start to finish. Generous notes of dark chocolate balance beautifully with a blue and black fruit flavor explosion, finishing with a subtle whisper of rose petal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRP98\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComposed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, the 2018 Cardinale was aged in French oak barrels for 22 months, 81% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it prances out of the glass with gregarious notions of warm cassis, black cherries and wild blueberries, followed by emerging earth scents with a tobacco and garrigue undercurrent. Medium to full-bodied, gracefully styled and refreshing, the vibrant black and blue-fruited palate offers a wonderfully fine-grained texture and bags of energy, finishing long with a skip in its step.\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJD98\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeb Dunnuck\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is based on a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot that spent 22 months in 81% new French oak. It’s a wonderfully complete, borderline perfect wine that shows the class of this estate as well as the vintage, revealing a seamless, full-bodied style that carries lots of blackcurrant, graphite, lead pencil, and tobacco aromatics, a deep, layered mid-palate, ultra-fine tannins, and flawless balance. As with most of Chris’s 2018s, it’s a wine that builds slowly with time in the glass, offering a layered, singular character. It’s a gorgeous 2018 that can be drunk today with ample pleasure, but it will ideally be given 4-6 years of bottle age, at which point it should evolve gracefully for 30-40 years. 98+\u0026lt;\/\u0026gt;\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJS97\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Suckling\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAromas of blackberries, plums and spice with some pine needles and fresh mushrooms. Full-bodied with very fine, round tannins and a juicy sophistication and flavorful profile. Dark and thought-provoking. So approachable. 90% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot. Drink or hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rvhead\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"colr\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWine Advocate: 98 Points\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cardinale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975587827936,"sku":"101603","price":387.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/thumbme_fda3f0a3-08da-435c-a73b-15baebd359e4.jpg?v=1663883662","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/cardinale-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2017-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}