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• RRees wrote: 93 points

  January 22, 2011 - This wine is the product of an interesting venture - specialising in "once-off" productions - never to be repeated again. Not sure how the economics of what is essentially a "non-brand" release can possibly work as a business model, as that essential brand-loyalty that I have always believed wines need to become an economic reality in the long term- is not part of this wine and it`s story. That said - I love innovation in the business and am always up for a new approach.
  
  This Shiraz spent 60 months in oak - and the wine needed. Looking at the wine at this point in it`s life is just about beyond the right time to be doing it. It is kind of like looking at an actor who is at a point in his career where he starts to take on "mature" roles. He knows his craft, performs it immaculately, but with possibly with a little bit of creakiness in his knees when he does his stunt scenes... a rich story of a nose promising a profusion of flavor. Cocoa, moccha and wood-smoke prevail in the front and mid palatte, with the necessary dark and red berry presence all combining together to make a good glass or wine. The length is good but starting to fade.
  
  I loved the chewiness of the tannin and fear for this wine when it was just produced - it must have resembled a troubled teen in its early stages.
  
  The wine is closer to Hermitage than Barossa in style which is a good break from what is an almost daily ritual for me. I loved the ride and had a sense of loss after it was finished - realising that I would never see this expression of this particular patch of soil and style in this form ever again...

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• Vintage 2002
• Type Red
• Producer Leopard Frog
• Varietal Shiraz
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• Country South Africa
• Region Coastal Region
• SubRegion Stellenbosch
• Appellation Stellenbosch

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