Delightful! Well balanced Bordeaux blend
Delightful! Well balanced Bordeaux blend
Aug 22nd, 2022
Sample from #CapeClassics.
Medium ruby red. Layered nose with high intensity not watered down. Definite South African Funk starting off a little stinky, gamey, chalky and ended with some light vegetal notes. Solid cherries carried throughout. Moderate plus tannins (7.5/10) with not much fruit. Full bodied with balanced acidity. Very Bordelaise like withdark red cherries, some savory elements, earthy characteristics like iron and minerality. Very dry and long finish. Beautiful Bordeaux blend from South Africa. Drink till 2024.
Sample from #CapeClassics.
Medium ruby red. Layered nose with high intensity not watered down. Definite South African Funk starting off a little stinky, gamey, chalky and ended with some light vegetal notes. Solid cherries carried throughout. Moderate plus tannins (7.5/10) with not much fruit. Full bodied with balanced acidity. Very Bordelaise like withdark red cherries, some savory elements, earthy characteristics like iron and minerality. Very dry and long finish. Beautiful Bordeaux blend from South Africa. Drink till 2024.
Nov 30th, 2016
Good Bordeaux blend, full bodied with a nice texture and good fruit integrated with a organic earthiness.
Good Bordeaux blend, full bodied with a nice texture and good fruit integrated with a organic earthiness.
Aug 29th, 2015
Leather blackberry, blueberry, brown sugar smell, thick magenta color with a red lean, big acid jam, blackberry, boysenberry, currant body that has a full and balanced acid tannin combo that allows the brown sugar and jam to leave its mark at the end
Leather blackberry, blueberry, brown sugar smell, thick magenta color with a red lean, big acid jam, blackberry, boysenberry, currant body that has a full and balanced acid tannin combo that allows the brown sugar and jam to leave its mark at the end
May 25th, 2020
Bitter. Oak helps, clean finish
Bitter. Oak helps, clean finish
Dec 25th, 2017
Quite a surprise for Woolworths clearance. Didn't know it before, but a very nice Bordeaux style blend. Wish I'd bought the rest of what they had! Not my favorite of the ZA ones, but very, very good and worth a try.
Quite a surprise for Woolworths clearance. Didn't know it before, but a very nice Bordeaux style blend. Wish I'd bought the rest of what they had! Not my favorite of the ZA ones, but very, very good and worth a try.
Aug 27th, 2017
Quite old world Bordeaux in style with rounded, supple tannins, fruit and acid beautifully integrated. Still delicious after 13 years!
Quite old world Bordeaux in style with rounded, supple tannins, fruit and acid beautifully integrated. Still delicious after 13 years!
Mar 21st, 2016
Beautiful again -- more minerality and less tobacco/tar/chocolate than the last bottle. Makes it more interesting in my opinion -- the extra salinity vs traditional bordeaux adds another dimension and brightens up the palate. Makes me think of Cape Town.
Beautiful again -- more minerality and less tobacco/tar/chocolate than the last bottle. Makes it more interesting in my opinion -- the extra salinity vs traditional bordeaux adds another dimension and brightens up the palate. Makes me think of Cape Town.
Mar 19th, 2016
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
