{"product_id":"stonyridge-larose-cabernet-sauvignon-blend-2021","title":"2021 Stonyridge Larose Cabernet Sauvignon Blend","description":"\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; list-style-position: outside; line-height: 1.6; font-size: 18px; text-align: justify; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003e2021 was a fantastic growing season on Waiheke, with good fruit set, followed by a settled dry summer, but also well above average temperatures lead to the earliest ever veraison and subsequent picking across all varieties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003eWow! This wine is inky! Visually and organoleptically. Massive amplitude on the nose, with dark brooding aromas of black currant, blackberry compote, and dark plum, followed by cocoa, cedar, and a hint of savoury spice. At this young age it’s already very forward and open on the nose, and is a wine you can swirl and sniff for an eternity before finally putting it in your mouth. When you do, the sweetness of the fruit across the mid-palate is what first strikes you, then the massive concentration and ripe, firm structure frame the fruit explosion beautifully, so the wine is at once voluptuous but also poised. The 2021 is a wine that has massive cellaring potential despite its forward nature at this stage, and I would confidently say that it has at least 20 years in a prime drinking window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVINTAGE NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003e2021 started with a wetter than usual spring and early summer that put disease pressure on early. Once through the worst of the weather however, the rest of the summer and autumn were sensational, with peak temperatures some of the hottest we have experienced on Waiheke Island, with very low rainfall for the whole of the autumn. Above average crop levels across the vineyards, led to a longer harvest season, but with the perfect weather, the fruit all came in with great numbers and physiological ripeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\"\u003eThe 2021 Larose is a deep, dense monster of a Cabernet blend, dark, rich black fruits with a lift of crushed violet and cedar on the nose, lead into a huge opulent palate, firmly structured and full bodied. The length is massive, with the blue and black fruits lingering for an eternity. This Larose is very up front drinking at the moment, but has the potential to be very long lived in the cellar for those patient enough to wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; list-style-position: outside; line-height: 1.6; font-size: 18px; text-align: justify; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eLot #13632521\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eActual Bottles Pictured\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eRRP $500 per Bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eZero Ullage, Perfect Labels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eCork Closure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e97 Points\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e James Suckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eProfessionally Cellared\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e13.5% abv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"winery-page__header__description__content winery-page__header__description__content--extended\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eSold \/Priced as a 1 Bottle Pack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e____\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HM2024","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41373333356607,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/7674\/7071\/files\/oh0VyaSNIm_7d85c9a0-604f-42f0-bbe7-561438f89b3f.jpg?v=1735525961","url":"https:\/\/www.cellarlinkauctions.com\/products\/stonyridge-larose-cabernet-sauvignon-blend-2021","provider":"Cellar Link Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}