{"product_id":"freemark-abbey-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2012-750ml","title":"Freemark Abbey - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2013 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpaque, dark ruby color introduces this wine that expresses dark fruit aroma and flavors. With spicy sweet oak complexity, the wine exudes dark fruit such as blackberry, black currant, blueberry and dark cherry. There are nuances of dark chocolate, chocolate berry truffle dusted with cocoa powder, cola, aromatic cedar, cinnamon, clove, graham crackers and a hint of tobacco. The body is very full with a soft entry, coupled with dark cherry\/berry flavors that develop from start to finish. With great texture and mouth feel, this cabernet is full bodied, rich and opulent. In one word….delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRIMARY VINEYARDS\u003cbr\u003eYverdon Vineyard – Spring Mountain (16.5%)\u003cbr\u003eBosché Vineyard – Rutherford (12.5%)\u003cbr\u003eOakville Reach Vineyard – Oakville (12.4%)\u003cbr\u003eStagecoach Vineyard – Atlas Peak (11.3 %)\u003cbr\u003eSycamore Vineyard- Rutherford (8.0%)\u003cbr\u003eKeyes Vineyard– Howell Mountain (6.6%)\u003cbr\u003eWood Ranch Vineyard– Rutherford (4.9%)\u003cbr\u003eGROWING SEASON NOTES\u003cbr\u003eFollowing 2012, we had another “nearly perfect vintage.” A warm, dry winter and spring brought early bud break. The dry weather helped lower canopy vigor and created ideal conditions for flowering and fruit set under sunny skies. With one heat spike in late June to early July, the growing temperatures were ideal for vine growth and ripening. The season as a whole was about two weeks early and quite dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRP 92\u003cbr\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003eThe 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Freemark Abbey’s generic bottling from Napa, is a brilliant example, and at $50, a heck of a value. It is also one of their larger cuvées at 24,332 cases. A blend of 75.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.9% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, this wine spent nearly 26 months in oak. Opaque purple in color, it exhibits beautiful blackberry and blackcurrant fruit with hints of white chocolate, allspice and tobacco leaf. It is rich, full-bodied, seriously concentrated, and has 2013's relatively serious structure and tannic clout. Give it 3-4 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25-30 years. Rating: 92+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Freemark Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43645425320160,"sku":"113537","price":135.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/freemark-abbey-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley_61a4c96f-24e0-49c0-8fd3-6352115bbf7d.jpg?v=1667933087","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/freemark-abbey-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2012-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}