{"product_id":"2016-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-macula-tandem","title":"Cabernet Sauvignon\/Merlot, Mácula, Tandem 2016","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloves, black pepper and pipe tobacco on the nose, with dark chocolate, balsamic notes and a scrubland, herbal edge behind them. Powerful without being heavy, it has firm tannins, fresh acidity and a long, concentrated finish. Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 40%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTandem is the project of José Maria Fraile and Alicia Eyaralar, two established names in Navarra winemaking whose wines critics have called the region's cutting edge; the estate was certified vegan in 2019 and carries the European Vegetarian Union's V label. The vines lie in the Yerri Valley, on clay loam soils and trained to Guyot, dry-farmed to save water and green-harvested for lower yields, with treatments limited to sulphur and copper and the tractor used just twice a year. The two varieties were fermented separately over thirty days at 30-31°C, the cap plunged rather than pumped, then racked by gravity into underground concrete vats for malolactic conversion and natural fining by settling, and matured for eighteen months in 300-litre French oak casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16-18°C with roast beef, venison, slow-cooked lamb shoulder or a hard sheep's cheese. It is drinking well now and has another four or five years ahead of it; an hour in a decanter suits it. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tandem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476540232063,"sku":"HNW-5111116A","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/5111116A.jpg?v=1789923430","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2016-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-macula-tandem","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}