{"product_id":"monkey-jacket-cruse-wine-company-2019","title":"Monkey Jacket Cruse Wine Company 2022","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCruse Wine Co. is a small winery in Petaluma, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalifornia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFounder and owner, Michael Cruse has found inspiration in grape varieties such as St Laurent, Carignan, and Valdiguie for this wine; m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eoving away from the more typical Cabernet or Pinot Noir varietals more frequently used in the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMonkey Jacket 2022 is a blend \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e53% Valdiguie, 14% Carignan, 14% Red Field Blend, 8% Petite Sirah, 8% Tannat and 3% St. Laurent. \u003c\/span\u003eThis results in a wine with impressive vibrancy but exceptional seriousness driven by the blend of varieties from vineyards carefully selected and located in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Suisun counties. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApproximately 25% of the blend was fermented whole cluster. All of the grapes were fermented in concrete and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethen pressed into older French oak barrels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe wine has a bright ruby rim, with rich burgundy hues and a youthful, serious nose of crushed strawberries, bramble, and bass notes of olive and leather. The palate is late summer in California, sunny and dry, with integrated and confited fruits. The finish is clean and lingering with a bit of raspberry and rhubarb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39711770935399,"sku":"B09052211","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/0586\/products\/image_e0bbb77d-316b-4598-a139-8124062797c4.jpg?v=1652179512","url":"https:\/\/www.butlers-winecellar.co.uk\/products\/monkey-jacket-cruse-wine-company-2019","provider":"Butler's Wine Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}