{"product_id":"thorne-and-daughters-wines-cats-cradle-chenin-blanc-swartland-2022-750ml","title":"Thorne and Daughters Wines Cat's Cradle Chenin Blanc Swartland 2022 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwartland Chenin Blanc needs no introduction, having long assumed its place among the world’s key expressions of this variety. Langkloof, where John sources the grapes for this wine, is an old bush vine Chenin Blanc vineyard planted on the granite slopes of the Paardeberg that belongs to the Rossouw family. The vineyard is situated between parcels owned by Eben Sadie and Chris Alheit, which says something about its aptitude for greatness. John has worked with this vineyard for a few years but never had enough fruit to bottle a varietal Chenin Blanc, until 2017. The 2022 vintage had a cold, wet winter and cool spring conditions which created a very good growing season. January showed a large swing in weather conditions with heatwaves early in the month causing a lot of damage to grape bunches. Overall, yields were a bit lower due to the necessity of sorting out damaged fruit in the vineyard, but John was happy with what was retained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Contraband Bayou Wine Co.","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":43422210949329,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/8561\/7873\/files\/ThorneDaughtersCheninBlancBottle.jpg?v=1792689781","url":"https:\/\/www.pogoswine.com\/products\/thorne-and-daughters-wines-cats-cradle-chenin-blanc-swartland-2022-750ml","provider":"Pogos Wine \u0026 Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}