Atkin 95+ Tasting Event (and dinner wines) (Strauss Auction, Cape Town (and Jo'burg)): A complex array of sawdust, woodsmoke, cassis and blackberry on the nose. A nicely extracted palate with cedarwood, toast and wild berries with a lively acidity that provides freshness. This is set against a compote-like intensity of the fruit with richness and flavours of mocha; coffee grinds and very dark, bitter chocolate. Dry-edged firm tannins with a long finish and a linear frame. It could benefit from a little more material to the mid-palate - a little hollow? It finishes with that pastille sweetness and some dried herbs and remains enjoyable. Blend of 57 CS, 14 Merlot, 14 Malbec
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8/7/2023 - cab blends Likes this wine: 93 Points
NOT blind
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12/22/2022 - Guido L. wrote: 93 Points
Big and bold wine. Dark cherries, blackberry, dark chocolate. Nice to rink already now, but will be better in 5-10 years.
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10/14/2022 - Stemvers wrote: 90 Points
Well made, as always, but this was way too early.
Will try again in 4 years.
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9/5/2022 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Atkin 95+ Tasting Event (and dinner wines) (Strauss Auction, Cape Town (and Jo'burg)): A complex array of sawdust, woodsmoke, cassis and blackberry on the nose. A nicely extracted palate with cedarwood, toast and wild berries with a lively acidity that provides freshness. This is set against a compote-like intensity of the fruit with richness and flavours of mocha; coffee grinds and very dark, bitter chocolate. Dry-edged firm tannins with a long finish and a linear frame. It could benefit from a little more material to the mid-palate - a little hollow? It finishes with that pastille sweetness and some dried herbs and remains enjoyable.
Blend of 57 CS, 14 Merlot, 14 Malbec
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4/25/2022 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:
Tasting @ De Toren; 4/23/2022-4/25/2022 (De Toren, Stellembosch): The ‘regular’ flagship offering. Medium/deep ruby, cigar box, tobacco, cedar, blackberry, dark cherry, medium + acidity, medium + tannins, clearly not ready to drink yet.
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