Wine Route

Château Tour de Mirambeau

Cuvée Passion Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

JKT
9.0

Another stranded loose bottle but very nice! Very mature indeed but not over the hill, with the enticing route black fruited nose, smoothness on palate and good finish. Pleasantly Surprised. — 4 months ago

Spice Route

Swartland Pinotage 2018

Oak, chocolate and vanilla. And some fruity sweetness. — 2 years ago

Pierre Gonon

Les Iles Feray Pays de l'Ardèche Syrah 2017

100% Syrah from flatter vineyards at the bottom of the slope (between the Route Nationale and the Rhône) and young-vine fruit from hillside vineyards. I believe that there is still upside if this gets a few more years of bottle age, but this vintage is very nice right now if you have one and want to open it up. Classic Syrah nose and palate (olives, violets, smoked meat). Raspberry and dried herb aromatics as well. This isn’t as “rustic” as some other Northern Rhone Syrahs I’ve had lately. This is svelte and polished. Quality of the fruit and winemaking is very high. — 4 years ago

Daniel liked this

Hartenberg

The MacKenzie Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2017

240330 en garden route, un poco acido pero rica mezcla burdeaux. Baja peofundidad — 7 months ago

Spice Route

Swartland Chenin Blanc

Pio sa Kresom u Alegria. Odlicno! — 2 years ago

RouteStock Cellars

Route 116 Pinot Noir 2018

Ruby with aromas of red berry fruits and spice. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and citrus with notes of oak, spice and forest floor. Fine tannins, good acidity balance, medium+ finish ending with fruit, cedar and mineral character. — 3 years ago

Daniel P. and Paul liked this

Château Lafon-Rochet

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Lafon Rochet 2005

Nez principalement sur les fruits noir, cuir, eucalyptus! En bouche, c’est très bien, les saveurs typique bordelais, fruits noirs, tabac, cuir, cèdre , roches mouillées. Le vin est quand même puissant, les tannins sont présents et le vin a un bel équilibre. Va tenir la route encore
Longtemps mais c’est très bon en ce
Moment. Excellent accord avec le boeuf Wellington.
— 4 years ago

Ron, Francis le and 1 other liked this

Spice Route

Chakalaka Red Blend 2016

Deep purple in color with a short reddish rim.

Pretty nose with cedar, vanilla, wild flowers, chocolates, coffee and black pepper.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black fruits with cedar, earth, herbs, black pepper, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates and tobacco leaf.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.

This is a tasty red blend from South Africa. Soft and smooth with nice complexity. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Needed 4 hours to open up properly, so be patient.

A blend of 36% Mourvedre, 22% Shiraz, 13% Carignan, 11% Grenache, 9% tannant and 9% Petite Sirah.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.
— 8 months ago

Tom, Philip and 5 others liked this

Summerside Vineyards

Route 66 Orange Blossom Meade

Sweet, but not too sweet. Nice honey taste. — 3 years ago

The Silver Route

Old Vines Extremadura Tempranillo Syrah 2017

Excellent with jamón ibérico — 4 years ago