{"product_id":"hourglass-cabernet-sauvignon-blueline-2023","title":"2023 | Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon \"Blueline\" | Napa Valley | USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe estate's signature wine — Hourglass's Blueline hillside Cabernet, 96 points.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHourglass was established by Jeff Smith's father in 1976 and has been a Napa rising star since its first Cabernet in 1997. In 2006 the family acquired Blueline Estate, a hillside site in St. Helena planted to all five Bordeaux reds. The 2023 is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon with 12% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec, raised 22 months in 80% new oak — about 990 cases. Jeb Dunnuck awarded it 96 points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blueline Cabernet is polished hillside Napa with a mineral spine. \u003cstrong\u003eRising-star producer, hillside estate, 96 points → concentrated, layered, tensional → you're drinking serious Napa Cab.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e77% Cabernet Sauvignon · 12% Petit Verdot · 5% Merlot · 5% Cabernet Franc · 1% Malbec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlueline Estate, St. Helena — Napa Valley, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHourglass — winemaker Tony Biagi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22 months, 80% new oak · ~990 cases · 96 pts Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGround coffee, wet gravel, forest fern and barrel toast winding through dramatic red and dark fruit — dark sour cherry, red plum, pomegranate and blackberry — with rich, silky tannins countered by mouthwatering acidity and the trademark Blueline minerality.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e a concentrated, layered hillside Cabernet — dark fruit with coffee and gravelly mineral notes over silky tannins, kept lively by real acidity. Powerful but never heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single-vineyard Napa Cabernet. Exactly the bottle for ribeye, short ribs, or a celebratory steak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605820092670,"sku":"XXI-0600","price":162.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/2023HourglassCabernetSauvignonBlueline.png?v=1785395511","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/hourglass-cabernet-sauvignon-blueline-2023","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}