{"product_id":"von-strasser-cabernet-sauvignon-diamond-mountain-district-2001-750ml","title":"von Strasser - Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain District 2001 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVon Strasser Winery was founded in 1990 by Rudy von Strasser and his wife Rita. A decade earlier he’d been a college graduate determined to start a hard cider business in New England. With an agricultural degree under his belt and a thesis written on hard cider production, Rudy von Strasser in the early 1980s moved from New Hampshire to California where he figured a little time working in the wine industry might be helpful for his future in hard cider. But a year spent at Robert Mondavi changed his mind. He refocused his interest to winemaking, earned a degree from the UC Davis Enology program and became an intern at Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. He was winemaker at Trefethen and Newton before he and Rita found property of their own in the Diamond Mountain district. Von Strasser’s single-vineyards Cabernet Sauvignons have won numerous awards. In 2017 the Von Strassers bought Lava Vine Winery to add an “alternative varietal” portfolio to their offerings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e90 points Connoisseurs Guide\u003cbr\u003e\nReview Date: 12\/2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most open of the Von Strasser gang, this very rich wine is laden with loads of ripe and very well-concentrated curranty fruit, and its way is paved with unstinting oak and rich, loamy spice. Its bias to ripeness is clear all the way through, and it picks up a wee bit of heat in its moderately tannic finish. Its closing toughness is hard to ignore, but the wine never lets go of its fruit, and it will need a half-dozen years of taming before rounding into its very best shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e90 points Int'l Wine Cellar\u003cbr\u003e\nReview Date: 01\/2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull medium ruby. Cassis, bitter chocolate, licorice, mint and a hint of earth on the sweet nose. Sweet, concentrated and suave, with creamy but well-defined flavors of dark berries and tobacco. This offers superb clarity and depth of fruit flavor. Finishes quite long, with suave, building tannins that avoid dryness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Logan, von Strasser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53832247509216,"sku":"132240","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/w0984689kg_1.jpg?v=1786051994","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/von-strasser-cabernet-sauvignon-diamond-mountain-district-2001-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}