{"product_id":"coup-de-foudre-cabernet-sauvignon-lightning-bolt-napa-valley-2023","title":"Coup de Foudre Cabernet Sauvignon Lightning Bolt Napa Valley 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 244, 164);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited-time offer: Add 2+ bottles to your cart and receive 50% savings! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoup de Foudre is all about capturing that lightning strike moment that forever alters your destiny. It’s a notion that inspired founder John Schwartz to start his winery, and a theme that carries through each of his wines. This 97-point Cabernet Sauvignon is powerfully rich, captivatingly layered, and drops down in price on two bottles, with free shipping on three... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVigneron John Schwartz (CEO of Amuse Bouche and Au Sommet) tells the story of meeting his wife like it’s a \u003cem\u003e“coup de foudre”\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003ci\u003e(koo dah foo drah)\u003c\/i\u003e or, as the French describe it, love at first sight that’s as shocking as a lightning strike. Spotting her across a bar in the French Alps, he knew he had to capture her attention and yelled \u003cem\u003e“FEU”\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003e“fire”\u003c\/em\u003e in French) in order to pull her away from another suitor, and the rest is history. He opened Coup de Foudre with winemaker Kent Jarman (Duckhorn, Somerston, Kenefick Ranch, and more) in the same spirit – with a hope to make attention-grabbing, diligently crafted, and explosive Bordeaux wines from the best of \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNapa\u003c\/span\u003e’s vineyards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2023 Lightning Bolt is the winery's only 100% \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eCabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/span\u003e, and is only produced in vintages that are solid enough to deem a 100% Cab worthy, pulled from two epic locales – upper Atlas Peak’s volcanic soils and the west-facing alluvial fan soils of Calistoga. A little mountain fruit, a little valley fruit – marrying the best of their qualities to develop a Cabernet that’s all at once brooding and intense, as well as aromatic, ripe, and silky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced with sustainable applications, it showcases brilliant notes of blackberry jam, dusty cacao, baking spices, crushed gravel, cigar box, and rose petals for a Cabernet that’s smooth, layered, and splendidly approachable now, with loads of power to continue aging for upwards of 20-plus years. Extremely limited barrels are produced in the years it’s even in production – making this some mega-rare juice from a \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNapa\u003c\/span\u003e stalwart that continues to sling zingers! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAIRING IDEAS: Grilled flank steak is one of my favorite cuts at the moment – but you’ve got to prep it right. Follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/themodernproper.com\/grilled-flank-steak\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis recipe\u003c\/a\u003e with a quick garlic marinade to get the most tender, juicy steak that will, of course, be a dream with this tremendous Cab.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52837236670761,"sku":"1013609","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/1013609_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1776398838","url":"https:\/\/firstbottlewines.com\/products\/coup-de-foudre-cabernet-sauvignon-lightning-bolt-napa-valley-2023","provider":"First Bottle Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}