{"product_id":"2018-macdonald-vineyards-to-kalon-cabernet-750ml","title":"2018 MacDonald Vineyards To-Kalon Cabernet - 750ml","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 MacDonald Vineyards To-Kalon Cabernet - 98 pts!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMacDonald To-Kalon Cabernet MacDonald is a collaboration between brothers Alex and Graeme MacDonald. And though the label is new, their debut vintage was a 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon \u0026amp; their family roots in Napa go back to 1954. That was the year their great-grandparents bought a modest retirement property in Oakville that came with a vineyard called To-Kalon. After replanting the vineyard, the couple started selling grapes to Robert Mondavi, who used them first for his family's Charles Krug wines, then for his own Robert Mondavi label. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eToday To-Kalon is considered one of the most outstanding terroirs in Napa Valley, and many of Napa's most prestigious wines used grapes sourced from To-Kalon. The first vintages of MacDonald received highly complimentary reviews. Vinous wrote this about the 2010: in this vintage, the first commercial release, brothers Alex and Graeme MacDonald made a wine that has no problem sitting alongside Napa Valley's long established stars. This is a fabulous showing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP_Stickers_98_480x480.png?v=1612822795\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"\u003e         \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP_Logo_Burgundy_480x480.jpg?v=1612469236\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"70\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP_Logo_Burgundy_480x480.jpg?v=1612469236\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"first odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eVarietal\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eCabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 25.1875px;\" class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 25.1875px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eVintage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 25.1875px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003e2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eRating\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003e98 WS \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eBottle Size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003e750 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eBottle Quantity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eRegion\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eLocation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eNorth Coast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eProducer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eMacDonald\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eColor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eRed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"last odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"label\"\u003eWine Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19px;\" class=\"data last\"\u003eTable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"first odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eRobert Parker\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"first odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e98 WS - \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is pumping along nicely, with a torrent of cassis and crushed plum fruit at first, followed quickly by a second wave of steeped blackberry and boysenberry flavors. Underneath there's a well-embedded singed alder note and a steady tug of warm, gravelly earth. 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