Dried pyrazene and tobacco, yet fresh and juicy blackberries and dark cherries on the palate. Moderate acid, quite tannic. Mostly Cabernet Sauv.
Dried pyrazene and tobacco, yet fresh and juicy blackberries and dark cherries on the palate. Moderate acid, quite tannic. Mostly Cabernet Sauv.
Nov 23rd, 2018
Third wine with Charles at De Toren. Set to be release in early 2018 similar to the Z.
Darker than the Z, deep and dark ruby red. Needed to open up a little bit on the nose. Gained some dark cocoa on the nose with minerality, pepper and dusty notes. Heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Darker berries on the palate with some black cherries, cassis and a touch savory in the backend. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2030.
Made up of around 56% Cabernet Sauvignon and around 16% Malbec, the rest is made up of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
Third wine with Charles at De Toren. Set to be release in early 2018 similar to the Z.
Darker than the Z, deep and dark ruby red. Needed to open up a little bit on the nose. Gained some dark cocoa on the nose with minerality, pepper and dusty notes. Heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Darker berries on the palate with some black cherries, cassis and a touch savory in the backend. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2030.
Made up of around 56% Cabernet Sauvignon and around 16% Malbec, the rest is made up of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
Dec 19th, 2017
Bold. Delicious. Tobacco nose. This wine is a mouthful. Dark fruits. Very tannic finish.
Bold. Delicious. Tobacco nose. This wine is a mouthful. Dark fruits. Very tannic finish.
Oct 11th, 2020
Very nice, smokey blend, very much in the Burgundy style but with some nice Stellenbosch fruit. Good bottle now but some nice ageing potential.
Very nice, smokey blend, very much in the Burgundy style but with some nice Stellenbosch fruit. Good bottle now but some nice ageing potential.
Apr 2nd, 2019
Definitely a different kind of wine. Immediately after opening, lots of black cherry with clove. This softened up quite a bit, but was still showing a lot of black cherry notes to the front and middle. A little bit of tobacco on the finish. Foresty. A very interesting divergence from the norm compared to the other bottles on the table this afternoon. A baby. Still has a lot of youth. Will develop for 10 to 15 years.
Definitely a different kind of wine. Immediately after opening, lots of black cherry with clove. This softened up quite a bit, but was still showing a lot of black cherry notes to the front and middle. A little bit of tobacco on the finish. Foresty. A very interesting divergence from the norm compared to the other bottles on the table this afternoon. A baby. Still has a lot of youth. Will develop for 10 to 15 years.
Dec 29th, 2018
Soft Smokey smooth with a rounded heat finish
Soft Smokey smooth with a rounded heat finish
Oct 27th, 2018Excellent dry full bodies Cab
Excellent dry full bodies Cab
Oct 13th, 2018Smooth, velvet, semi dry, great balance of fruit first then leathery light spicy finish
Smooth, velvet, semi dry, great balance of fruit first then leathery light spicy finish
Mar 27th, 2018
Rob had this 5 years ago
Apr 12th, 2019
Anna had this 2 years ago
Anna had this 2 years ago
Jan 6th, 2022
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
