{"product_id":"cresta-velia-cabernet-sauvignon-howell-mountain-2014","title":"Cresta Velia Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly to bud and early to ripen, the 2014 vintage was our third drought year in a row. Dry, even temperatures marched the grapes along at a steady clip all year and created a wine with beautifully integrated fruit, acidity, and tannin.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003eDense and dark magenta in color, this is a lithe and energetic vintage with lifted aromatics and a purity of fruit that lights up the medium-bodied tannin structure. The nose promises fresh black fruits, cherries and a touch of graphite, and the palate completely delivers. Juicy blackberry, plum, and bright cherry explode in the mouth, and develop into savory notes of baked black fruit and fresh pencil shavings on the mid-palate. \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003eEagle Summit Vineyard’s signature eucalyptus appears on the back palate to brighten the fruit, showing fragrant peppermint and warm, toasty spices through the finish. Whether you open it young or wait a few decades, this vintage does Howell Mountain proud--sophisticated and smart, with a rustic wild side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCresta Velia Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is made from 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAged in 100% French oak (86% new)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Eagle Summit Vineyard on Howell Mountain\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e• Equal amounts of clone 4 and clone 7\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e• unfined and unfiltered\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReview:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 22.8571px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;\"\u003e\"The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet aged 20 months in 86% new French oak, with the typical suspects in terms of cooperage – Darnajou, Taransaud, and Remond. This opaque purple-colored wine has plenty of mulberry and blackcurrant fruit along with hints of blackberries, camphor and incense. The are some notes of unsmoked cigar and licorice as well. Ripe, medium to full-bodied and luscious, it is a classic to drink over the next 15 or more years. - RP\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 22.8571px; padding: 0px !important;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #228, December 2016), 90 pts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cresta Velia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948967292975,"sku":"C0EE470000CSL","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/cresta_velia_cabernet_sauvignon_hq_label.jpg?v=1771486239","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/cresta-velia-cabernet-sauvignon-howell-mountain-2014","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}