Not decanted and interesting from the off, but more flavours developed over an hour. Red fruit /cherry nose, rich cherry fruit with a mid-palate whoosh where scents (violets) and spices separate out revealing its complexity. Long, tannins soft and good balance. Deserves attention.
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Lunch with friends at home (Elgin South Africa): Savoury bouquet; the nose is gentle with raspberry and morello cherry elements. A juicy entry with plenty of ripe black and red plum fruits, plum skin texture, and broad mid-palate structure. Quite intense, the tannins are compact and grippy with a fruit infusion. The wine isn’t elegant but works with an underlying richness or perhaps succulence balanced by a sour cherry tartness that pushes the wine along.
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Vibrant, juicy and fresh. Savoury but with sweet fruit it's just so elegant and light on its feet. There's sour cherry fruit developing a little black tea and a silky texture. It has a really pleasing persistent finish. Just a pity it was my last bottle!
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Lean, but very soft and juicy, with subtle red cherry fruit with a sensuous mouthfeel and fine length of finish, just let down by a slightly bitter metallic note. Very enjoyable nonetheless. CHP 88 pts
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1/23/2024 - Zazzaman Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not decanted and interesting from the off, but more flavours developed over an hour. Red fruit /cherry nose, rich cherry fruit with a mid-palate whoosh where scents (violets) and spices separate out revealing its complexity. Long, tannins soft and good balance. Deserves attention.
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7/4/2023 - Doc Malvern Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light, tart red fruit and earthy. Showing its age a bit with a white rim and receeding fruit.
A rich nose of baking spices, cranberry, red cherry, raspberry, tobacco and earth. Worth sipping.
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12/11/2022 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lunch with friends at home (Elgin South Africa): Savoury bouquet; the nose is gentle with raspberry and morello cherry elements.
A juicy entry with plenty of ripe black and red plum fruits, plum skin texture, and broad mid-palate structure. Quite intense, the tannins are compact and grippy with a fruit infusion. The wine isn’t elegant but works with an underlying richness or perhaps succulence balanced by a sour cherry tartness that pushes the wine along.
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12/10/2022 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 90 Points
Vibrant, juicy and fresh. Savoury but with sweet fruit it's just so elegant and light on its feet. There's sour cherry fruit developing a little black tea and a silky texture. It has a really pleasing persistent finish. Just a pity it was my last bottle!
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10/11/2022 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 88 Points
Lean, but very soft and juicy, with subtle red cherry fruit with a sensuous mouthfeel and fine length of finish, just let down by a slightly bitter metallic note. Very enjoyable nonetheless. CHP 88 pts
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