{"title":"Connie Schwaderer","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"schwaderer-wines-pinot-noir-2019","title":"Schwaderer Casablanca Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePinot Noir grows well in a select few locations in the world, and the Casablanca Valley in Chile is right up there on this list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCasablanca lies between Santiago inland and Valparaiso on the coast. Between its volcanic soils and cooling ocean breezes, it’s Pinot Noir growing heaven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe grapes for this wine come from a well-kept vineyard on the ocean side of the valley, and every afternoon an ocean breeze blows through, which lowers the temperature by 5 degrees. This is just what Pinot grapes love - a wide variation in temperature and long growing season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd the vines grow on poor soils on the slopes, which means they give pretty low yields by Chilean standards (8-9 tons per hectare). So you get lovely concentrated Pinot flavours in the grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConnie has been buying these grapes for 20 years, so she knows exactly what to do with them in the winery. Everything is handled gently and slowly, and then the wine is aged in 3rd-4th use French oak for 15 months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou land up with a wine that’s intense, spicy, a touch creamy, and full of red fruits - exactly what good Pinot should taste like (IMHO).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd because it’s made in Chile and not France - this quality is yours for an absolute snip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41646181384379,"sku":"SCHPN19","price":25.08,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/products\/WS-HighKey-0063.jpg?v=1632334026"},{"product_id":"schwaderer-wines-cabernet-sauvignon-2018","title":"Schwaderer Maipo Alto Cabernet Sauvignon 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen God created Cabernet Sauvignon, He created Maipo at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaipo has everything that Cabernet needs to grow and make world-class wines:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e300 days of sunshine - and very little rain or humidity - which gives dreamy growing conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA blend of ancient river bed and volcanic soils - which gives the grapes extra complexity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd warm days and cold nights, which extends the growing season so Cabernet gets the time it needs to ripen to perfection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sniff of this wine and you’ll see what I’m talking about. The intensity and complexity on the nose is classic Cab - cassis, mint, leather, chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnie sources the grapes from a 30 year-old vineyard in the foothills of the Andes. The vineyard owners, a well-known Chilean family, make an iconic wine from the same site that costs over $100. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is elegant and structured, with ripe dark fruit and herbs on the palate. And just a touch of dryness on the finish, that has it begging for good food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs for the label? This is Connie and her sister Mariane having a bit of fun. Mariane works with local artists on the labels, and they change subtly each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is high quality Cabernet with a Schwaderer twist. Give it a go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41646274576571,"sku":"SCHCS18","price":25.08,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/products\/WS-HighKey-0062.jpg?v=1632336446"}],"url":"https:\/\/winespark.myshopify.com\/collections\/connie-schwaderer.oembed","provider":"WineSpark","version":"1.0","type":"link"}