{"product_id":"colgin-cariad-napa-valley-2000","title":"Colgin Cariad Napa Valley 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColgin’s Merlot-rich Bordeaux blend from David Abreu’s Madrona Ranch — the 2000 Cariad is a 650-case cult Napa red, made by Mark Aubert, now fully mature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed currant, plum, kirsch, and orange rind over tobacco leaf, roasted coffee, and warm earth. Layered and concentrated, with good acidity and firm, now-resolved tannin — Colgin’s Napa answer to Saint-Émilion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Madrona Ranch in the western hills above St. Helena, farmed by David Abreu, with Petit Verdot from Thorevilos. 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style=\"display:inline-block;width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;border:1.5px solid currentColor;box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:5px;vertical-align:middle;background:transparent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:0;padding:3px 0;\"\u003eSweet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:0;padding:3px 0;padding-right:14px\"\u003eSoft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:0;padding:3px 0;padding-right:9px;white-space:nowrap\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Soft to Acidic: 3.5 of 5\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;border:1.5px solid currentColor;box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:5px;vertical-align:middle;background:currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;border:1.5px solid 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style=\"font-size:0.85em;opacity:0.75\"\u003eSource: Vivino community taste data (89 member taste ratings, all vintages).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCult Napa gift for a serious collector, milestone dinner, 2000 birth-year or anniversary bottle, mature Merlot-led blend for a Pomerol drinker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Who\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollectors who know Colgin, Harlan, and Screaming Eagle by name; gift-givers who need a rare bottle; hosts who want a mature Napa red that drinks now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimilar To\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you like Dominus, Harlan Estate, or mature Saint-Émilion grand cru, this is the same register — Bordeaux structure, Napa fruit, cult scarcity, at peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAged ribeye, braised short rib, lamb shoulder, roast duck, wild mushroom dishes, Korean BBQ (galbi), aged Comté\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrink Window\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrink now through 2030. Fully mature — no further cellar time needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2000 was an early, even Napa season until a cold, rainy October slowed late-ripening Cabernet — which is why the Merlot-led Cariad shone. Robert Parker called it one of the wines of the vintage, and on re-tasting in 2011 rated it 95 points, fully mature with a decade ahead. Colgin sells only to its mailing list; 650 cases were made. Decant 45 minutes; serve at 62–65°F.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCult, reverent, mature, generous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What is Cariad, and how is it different from Colgin’s other wines?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Cariad is Colgin’s Bordeaux-style blend, named for the Welsh word for love. Where Colgin’s Herb Lamb, Tychson Hill, and IX Estate are Cabernet-driven single sites, Cariad leans on Merlot from David Abreu’s Madrona Ranch — rounder, earthier, more Right Bank in feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Is a 26-year-old Napa blend still drinking well?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Yes. Parker re-tasted the 2000 in 2011 and found it fully mature with another decade in it; Colgin says the structure carries it a further twenty years. Expect dried red fruit, tobacco, and earth rather than primary fruit — a wine at peak, not past it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Why is this Colgin priced below the current releases?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Colgin’s current single-vineyard wines release well above this. The 2000 Cariad is a library vintage from a smaller, Merlot-led cuvée — the same producer and farming, at the mature end of its life rather than the cellar end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VINS WINE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56423140753713,"sku":"45800-54","price":349.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0563\/9985\/files\/VINS1_72246f27-c7d6-4ac9-82d0-7b8a0385ac36.png?v=1790137418","url":"https:\/\/vinswine.co\/products\/colgin-cariad-napa-valley-2000","provider":"VINS WINE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}