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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2015 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fedorswart on 5/13/2012 & rated 87 points: 2009, fine wine (920 views) | | | Tasted by tendring on 3/30/2009 & rated 89 points: Wine Education Service - South Africa - Constantia (LSE): Baked fruit and then strawberries but the nose is not that complex.
Sweet attack, liquorice, tobacco, tannins in the background, smooth, for drinking not keeping. (1490 views) |
| Groot Constantia Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.South Africa Wines of South Africa |
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