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| Drinking window: Drink between 2004 and 2011 (based on 119 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/23/2012 & rated 92 points: Boekenhoutskloof Winemakers dinner. (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): In the bouquet beautiful black berries and some pleasant oak. On the palate red and black berries, good acidity, a touch of sweetness and bell pepper. Soft tannin. Beautiful wine. (1567 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/7/2009 & rated 92 points: Cabernet themed "European Lunch" (Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, California): Dark raspberry red color with pale meniscus; dill, cassis, berry, maturing nose; tasty, tart cassis, berry and dill palate with depth and structure; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (poured double blind, and I properly guessed South African Cab) (1300 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 1/19/2009 & rated 93 points: Drank with Ray. This was wonderfully surprising, and rather surprisingly wonderful. Served blind, Ray thought it was a classed growth left bank Bordeaux at first. The wine did take awhile to settles down and breathe, but when it did, it was a complete dead-ringer for the 2004 Cos d'Estournel that we had a few weeks back. Nose showed dried mushroom, dried earth some sweet but fresh cassis notes and higher-toned bramble, menthol and with time, roasted green pepper notes. Incredibly young and primary on the palate still, superb fresh acidity, cassis, menthol and a touch of chinese herbs as it moved into the longish finish which had a little linger of bitter chocolate. Superb balance and refined, velvety tannic structure aside, we thought it lacked a slight amount of richness in mid-palate to be top-class,. However, the wine took on a good amount of weight and filled out very nicely as the night wine by. There were whiffs of alcohol on the nose and palate at first as well, but that too subsided. Towards the end of the bottle the primary fruit flavours started taking on secondary layers with coffee roast and cigar smoke filling up the finish. An excellent wine - wish I had bought more, because this will be singing in 5-7 years time. (2484 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
Boekenhoutskloof is a winery located in the town of Franschoek in the Western Cape region of South Africa.
The producer's name is Afrikaans and means "Ravine of the beech trees". Pronunciation is tricky but can is close to BOO-KEN-HOTES-kluaf". The producer's website gives this pronunciation guide for "Boekenhout": BOOK-N-HOWED.
They produce wines under four brands:
* Boekenhoutskloof. (High-end single-varietal wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Semillon)
* The Chocolate Block (Premium red blend)
* Porcupine Ridge. (Mid-range wines, all single-varietals: Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot)
* The Wolftrap. (A red blend)Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonSouth Africa Wines of South Africa |
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