{"product_id":"natte-valleij-stalwart-2019","title":"Natte Valleij Stalwart 2019 per Case","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eA classic Cape blend reimagined — structured, soulful, and unmistakably Simonsberg.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"512\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eNatte Valleij Stalwart 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e is winemaker Alexander Milner’s tribute to one of the Cape’s most trusted historic blends. 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