{"product_id":"2018-azzaro-cellars-pine-mountain-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon","title":"2018 Azzaro Cellars Pine Mountain Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY WE CHOSE THIS WINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Azzaro family's Pine Mountain Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon comes from one of California's most compelling — and least-known — mountain appellations: the Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA, straddling the Mendocino-Sonoma county border at elevations approaching 2,600 feet. At that altitude, temperature inversions produce smaller, thick-skinned berries with concentrated flavors, softer tannins, and a depth of color rarely seen at valley-floor prices. The Azzaro family approached winemaking as a passion project — small production, labor-intensive farming, and a focus on letting the mountain site speak for itself. The 2018 vintage represents peak ripeness and structure from an excellent North Coast growing season, and at $45, this is the kind of discovery that rewards guests who look beyond familiar appellations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep color and expressive dark fruit — wild blackberries, plum, and black licorice — with the mineral spine and firm structure typical of high-altitude Cabernet. The nose shows cedar and concentrated berry; the palate is rich but focused, with intensity that comes from vine stress and elevation-driven concentration. Ready now, with years ahead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eNote: No confirmed critic score found for this bottling. Azzaro has limited critical coverage given the small-production nature of the project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Top Flight Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422159618217,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0540\/6251\/4345\/files\/azzaro_1a597583-1257-46e8-962d-edcf338760c4.png?v=1788635082","url":"https:\/\/topflight.winesavage.com\/products\/2018-azzaro-cellars-pine-mountain-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon","provider":"Top Flight Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}