{"title":"2018 New Wines Launch","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are excited to announce the arrival of our Paradise Rescued 2018 wines....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 B1ockOne CabernetFranc \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 BlockTwo Merlot CabFranc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuantities are limited.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blocktwo-merlot-cabfranc-2018","title":"BlockTwo 2018 Merlot CabFranc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow in stock ! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur 2018 Bordeaux Season\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 is the first of three consecutive strong Bordeaux vintages, each with their own characteristics determined by the location of the vineyard and the specific wetware of that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Paradise Rescued, Cardan Bordeaux, the season began with a lot of winter \/ spring rain plus humidity in the vineyard. Overall the vineyards were well (organically) protected and mildew free going into the hot summer that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long hot dry period went from late June through July, August and on into September. In the final part of summer, the weather pattern was characterised by dry often hot days with cool to cold nights - ideal conditions for achieving both ripe and mature fruit in the vineyard. Gentle rain fell in early September as a perfect lead into the harvest period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur 2018 Bordeaux Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Merlot harvest was hand picked on Saturday 22nd September followed by the Cabernet Franc a week later on the 29th. Overall the fruit grapes were small with thick skins allowing the development of deep rich colours in the wines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe organic wines are fruity forward and easy to drink in the Paradise Rescued tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParadise Rescued BlockTwo 2017 is a 75% Merlot 25% Cabernet Franc Bordeaux blend. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eABV 14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** Gold Medal Winner - London Wine Competition 2024 **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Delicate, red fruit character on nose with distinctive herbaceous notes and bell pepper aroma of Cabernet Franc. On the palate tannins are smooth and well integrated with moderate finish.\"    London Wine Competition 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDavid's comment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"2018 is the first real vintage that has included significant quantities of the new \"young vine\" Merlot that was planted in 2014. And it starts to confirm the potential of our Hourcat Centre vineyard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, our BlockTwo has taken on a more full bodied Bordeaux merlot style -lifted and enhanced by the fragrance and length 25% Cabernet Franc. A nice rich fruit forward wine with lots more potential to come.\"   David Stannard, Owner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paradise Rescued Australia","offers":[{"title":"Carton 6 bottles","offer_id":44083008962723,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":44083008995491,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9549\/9683\/files\/IMG_0429.jpg?v=1772622867"},{"product_id":"b1ockone-2018-cabernet-franc","title":"B1ockOne 2018 Cabernet Franc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow in stock!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur 2018 Bordeaux Season\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 is the first of three consecutive strong Bordeaux vintages, each with their own characteristics determined by the location of the vineyard and the specific wetware of that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Paradise Rescued, Cardan Bordeaux, the season began with a lot of winter \/ spring rain plus humidity in the vineyard. Overall the vineyards were well (organically) protected and mildew free going into the hot summer that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long hot dry period went from late June through July, August and on into September. In the final part of summer, the weather pattern was characterised by dry often hot days with cool to cold nights - ideal conditions for achieving both ripe and mature fruit in the vineyard. Gentle rain fell in early September as a perfect lead into the harvest period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur 2018 Bordeaux Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Merlot was hand picked on Saturday 22nd September followed by the Cabernet Franc a week later on the 29th. Overall the fruit grapes were small with thick skins allowing the development of deep rich colours in the wines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe organic wines are fruity forward and easy to drink in the Paradise Rescued tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParadise Rescued BlockTwo 2018 is a 100% Cabernet Franc wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eABV 14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e**Gold Medal Winner - London Wine Competition 2024**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e**Silver MedalWinner - Global Cabernet Franc Masters 2024**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpiced cassis and plum notes on the nose. Cassis flavours on the palate with baked tomato, capsicum and cedar notes. Spicy tobacco hints too. Smooth tannins and well-balanced\u003c\/span\u003e.\"    London Wine Competition 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDavid's comment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 2018 B1ockOne Cabernet Franc reminds me a lot of our successful 2014 B1ockOne. With long spells of hot summer days and cool nights, the fruit was higher in sugar and well taste ripened giving a fuller bodied taste that will again be very popular in Australia\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePlenty of fresh fruit to taste and the long signature finish once again. Enjoy !\"   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDavid Stannard, Owner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTechnical and other wine details (opens in separate page)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(180, 29, 29);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/this.wine\/v\/VT-CSXIDYNPL\/\" title=\"B1ockOne 2018 Technical and other details\" style=\"color: rgb(180, 29, 29);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eB1ockOne 2018 data\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paradise Rescued Australia","offers":[{"title":"Carton 6 bottles","offer_id":46688864895139,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":46688864927907,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9549\/9683\/files\/GlobalCabernetFrancMasters2024_1.png?v=1767749141"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9549\/9683\/collections\/IMG_8406.jpg?v=1772421574","url":"https:\/\/wineshop.paradiserescued.com\/collections\/2018-new-wines-launch.oembed","provider":"Paradise Rescued Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}