{"product_id":"colgin-ix-estate-2002-750ml","title":"2002 Colgin Cellars, IX Estate Red, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP100 \"Another perfect wine, which has turned out even better than I anticipated seven years ago, is the estate wine, the 2002 IX Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot from the hillsides above the winery (one of the most gorgeous vineyards I've ever seen in the world). Yields were a frightening one-half ton per acre. Like all of Colgin's 2002s, as this wine sat in the glass it seemed to change and improve every 20 seconds or so. Gorgeous black\/plum\/purple in color, much like the Tychson Hill, it offers up a completely different set of aromatics, ranging from Asian soy to damp forest floor to hints of mountain laurel, lavender, roasted meats, a touch of pepper, and wonderfully sweet blackberry and cassis fruit. Some charcoal and subtle barbecue smoke are also present in this extraordinary statement, which has also evolved at a relatively rapid pace. It seems fully mature by most standards yet should hold at this plateau for at least a decade. What is remarkable about all of these wines is that they were aged in 100% new French oak, but the oak has gone into total hiding.\"  RP Jun 2012\u003cbr\u003eColgin, IX Estate, Napa Valley","brand":"Colgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963129442363,"sku":"USR:COL:IXES-0750-2002-F0L0C0","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/USRCOLIXES-0750-2002-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1664564699","url":"https:\/\/grandcruliquidassets.com\/products\/colgin-ix-estate-2002-750ml","provider":"Grand Cru Liquid Assets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}