{"product_id":"howard-park-abercrombie-cabernet-sauvignon-2020-750ml","title":"Howard Park - Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduction area\/appellation: Margaret River (53%) \u0026amp; Mount Barker (47%)\u003cbr\u003e\nVineyard name: Leston Vineyard \u0026amp; Abercrombie Vineyard\u003cbr\u003e\nSoil composition: Shallow lateritic gravels over sandy, clay loam.\u003cbr\u003e\nExposure: Northwestern (Leston) \u0026amp; Northeastern (Abercrombie)\u003cbr\u003e\nYear vineyard planted: 2007 (Leston) \u0026amp; 1976 (Abercrombie)\u003cbr\u003e\nHarvest time: April\u003cbr\u003e\nBottles produced of this wine: 3,144\u003cbr\u003e\nVarietal composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon\u003cbr\u003e\nFermentation container: Stainless steel tanks\u003cbr\u003e\nMalolactic fermentation: Yes\u003cbr\u003e\nFining agent: Egg White\u003cbr\u003e\nType of aging container: Barriques\u003cbr\u003e\nAge of aging container: 60% New, 40% Older\u003cbr\u003e\nType of oak: French\u003cbr\u003e\nLength of aging before bottling: 22 months\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal SO2: 59 mg\/L\u003cbr\u003e\nAlcohol: 14%\u003cbr\u003e\npH level: 3.58\u003cbr\u003e\nResidual sugar: 1.5 g\/L\u003cbr\u003e\nAcidity: 6.2 g\/L\u003cbr\u003e\nHoward Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2020\u003cbr\u003e\nW I N E D E S C R I P T I O N\u003cbr\u003e\nNamed for Walter Abercrombie, the much loved Great Grandfather and mentor of Jeff Burch,\u003cbr\u003e\nthe owner of Howard Park Wines, this is Howard Park's finest Cabernet Sauvignon.\u003cbr\u003e\nHoward Park’s winemaking philosophy is to craft elegant, age-worthy wines from our best sites\u003cbr\u003e\nin the Margaret River \u0026amp; Great Southern regions of Western Australia. Critical site selection,\u003cbr\u003e\nmeticulous viticultural practice and detailed winemaking underline each Icon wine.\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter a cold, wet winter\/spring and annual rainfall above the averages of the past decade, the\u003cbr\u003e\nstage was set for a late start to vintage. Early spring growth was slow, and summer progressed\u003cbr\u003e\nin the same, mild fashion. Fungal diseases began to thrive in the humid, cool conditions and\u003cbr\u003e\nfruit selection and early harvesting was necessary to retain quality. By late March the heavens\u003cbr\u003e\nopened with an abundance of rain. As the mud dried, April delivered an Indian summer of\u003cbr\u003e\nunseasonably dry and warm conditions until the end of harvest. This prolonged ripening phase\u003cbr\u003e\nallowed flavours to develop fully and tannins to soften.\u003cbr\u003e\nHarvest occurred from mid to late April 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\nSmall parcels were handpicked and sorted before fermentation.\u003cbr\u003e\nFermentation occurred in head down closed stainless and small, open vat steel fermenters.\u003cbr\u003e\nSelected parcels remained on skins post the fermentation to further enhance the tannin profile\u003cbr\u003e\nwhile others were pressed at dryness to capture fruit vibrancy.\u003cbr\u003e\nEach batch was matured separately in order to build a wine history over time.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarrel maturation: 22 months in 60% new and 40% older French oak barriques.\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter a light egg white fining and filtration, the wine was bottled.\u003cbr\u003e\nT A S T I N G N O T E S\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bouquet of this wine is all perfume, poise and pleasure for the lover of fine Cabernet. Great\u003cbr\u003e\ndepth and nuance, as the sweet and saintly violets meld with bush herbs as fresh red, blue and\u003cbr\u003e\nblack fruits, gently simmer beneath the surface. Naturally the flavour and structure of the\u003cbr\u003e\npalate is no less exciting. A graphite mineral\/savoury note gives a defined flavour and direction\u003cbr\u003e\nto start as rich berry fruits dominate the mid palate then succumb to supple, linear fruit\u003cbr\u003e\ntannins, cajoled by slick cocoa oak notes that complete the wine. This wine is an organoleptic\u003cbr\u003e\nextravaganza and will give great enjoyment for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\nV I N E Y A R D \u0026amp; P R O D U C T I O N I N F O\u003cbr\u003e\nW I N E M A K I N G \u0026amp; A G I N G\u003cbr\u003e\nA N A LY T I C A L D A TA\u003cbr\u003e\nP R O D U C E R P R O F I L E\u003cbr\u003e\nEstate owned by: Jeff and Amy Burch\u003cbr\u003e\nWinemaker: Janice McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal acreage under vine: 492\u003cbr\u003e\nEstate founded: 1986\u003cbr\u003e\nWinery production: 3,144 Bottles\u003cbr\u003e\nRegion: Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\nCountry: Australia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howard Park","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433615966432,"sku":"129345","price":88.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/howard-park-abercrombie-cabernet-sauvignon_1.jpg?v=1748552950","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/howard-park-abercrombie-cabernet-sauvignon-2020-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}