{"product_id":"h-w-c-cabernet-sauvignon-to-kalon-vineyard-company-2019-75cl","title":"H.W.C. Cabernet Sauvignon, To Kalon Vineyard Company 2019 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe initials stand for H.W. Crabb, the nineteenth-century grower who first named the To Kalon vineyard. This is single-vineyard Napa Cabernet at its most serious — 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a single clonal selection within To Kalon, and the 2019 was awarded a perfect 100 points by James Suckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Kalon in Oakville is hallowed ground for Napa Cabernet, and the To Kalon Vineyard Company bottles this from vines with a direct lineage to Robert Mondavi's original plantings. 2019 was a near-ideal Napa vintage — a long, even growing season that gave ripeness and structure in equal measure, exactly the conditions a wine like this needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nose is dense and layered: dark chocolate and cassis over subtle wood, with dark loam, Asian spice, violet and a tobacco thread adding complexity. The palate is full-bodied, velvety and complete, driven by black raspberry and cassis of remarkable depth. The finish is, in Suckling's word, endless — raspberry, boysenberry and blackcurrant rolling on and on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt £249.99 this is collector-level Napa Cabernet, the kind of bottle you buy for provenance and longevity as much as the drinking. It's magnificent now with a long decant, but it has decades ahead of it. Cellar it if you can bear to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16–18°C in a large Bordeaux glass. Decant two to three hours ahead when young, and give it your full attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott's in Mayfair for a landmark dinner. Wiltons on Jermyn Street for the grand tradition. Or Bibendum for a considered, unhurried evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dry-aged chateaubriand, carved at the table, is the pairing this wine deserves. For something gamier, roast venison with a red-wine reduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56925305176388,"sku":"HO34601B19","price":249.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/H.W.C.CabernetSauvignon_ToKalonVineyardCompany201975cl.png?v=1784197759","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/h-w-c-cabernet-sauvignon-to-kalon-vineyard-company-2019-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}