{"product_id":"honig-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2018-375ml","title":"Honig - Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e93 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLING  \"Attractive dark-fruited character here offering ripe blackcurrants, dark cherries and dark spices with bark and walnut undertones. Full-bodied, polished and chalky with tight-grained tannins and succulent dark berries underneath. Long and mineral finish.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021 CABERNET SAUVIGNON\u003cbr\u003eNapa Valley\u003cbr\u003eWINEMAKING NOTES\u003cbr\u003eFRUIT 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.3% Merlot, 4.6% Malbec 2.4% Petit Verdot 1.4% Cabernet\u003cbr\u003eFranc, 1.2% Petit Syrah\u003cbr\u003eVINTAGE The 2021 vintage was marked by the second year of drought. With less than a third of\u003cbr\u003enormal rainfall, growers had to manage water with great care. Harvest for Cabernet\u003cbr\u003eSauvignon was shifted to about two weeks earlier than “average”. We had all our fruit\u003cbr\u003epicked before a major deluge in the middle of October.\u003cbr\u003eHARVEST DATES September 1– October 12, 2021\u003cbr\u003eAverage Degrees Brix: 25.1\u003cbr\u003eWINEMAKING The fruit for this wine comes from both our sustainably farmed vineyard in\u003cbr\u003eRutherford, and from local vineyards. Each vineyard block was harvested and\u003cbr\u003emade into an individual lot representing that block. The wines were pressed\u003cbr\u003eoff the skins from 10 to 30 days after crushing.\u003cbr\u003eAGING Aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels.\u003cbr\u003e25% new American Oak, 20% new French Oak\u003cbr\u003eBlending was completed in the spring of 2023. Bottled in June 2023\u003cbr\u003eTASTING NOTES Another classic Honig Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon expressing\u003cbr\u003ea lovely combination of black raspberry and cherry enhanced by savory notes\u003cbr\u003eand exotic spices (think Garam masala) and cocoa nibs. The texture is rich,\u003cbr\u003eframed by just the right amount of tannin and acid, giving a sense of perfect\u003cbr\u003ebalance. While enjoyable upon release, this wine will age gracefully through\u003cbr\u003e2031 and longer if you would like.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42976027050208,"sku":"111332","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/honig-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley.jpg?v=1745941750","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/honig-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2018-375ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}