A restrained nose of blackcurrant jam. In the mouth this was big on Stewed blackcurrant with plum, green pepper and pencil shavings - with a steely iron too. Quite a bit of oak, high tannins and a long dry finish of bitter chocolate. Pretty good, but a bit heavy going.
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Medium depth garnet. Typical merlot aromas of plums and herbs combined with rubbery/animal notes typical of South African wines. Mid-bodied and austere, very old-world in style, with subtle fruit, firm tannins and high acidity. Fairly long but rather flat aftertaste. Not special.
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Caroline's bash (Windsor): Tasted alongside the 2000. Unsurprisingly this is a younger version of its older brother. The younger more vigorous version was generally prefered by the tasters. **1/2
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5/13/2012 - stubot Likes this wine: 85 Points
A restrained nose of blackcurrant jam. In the mouth this was big on Stewed blackcurrant with plum, green pepper and pencil shavings - with a steely iron too. Quite a bit of oak, high tannins and a long dry finish of bitter chocolate. Pretty good, but a bit heavy going.
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3/19/2012 - barolo_99 wrote:
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9/21/2009 - Yiannis wrote: 84 Points
Medium depth garnet. Typical merlot aromas of plums and herbs combined with rubbery/animal notes typical of South African wines. Mid-bodied and austere, very old-world in style, with subtle fruit, firm tannins and high acidity. Fairly long but rather flat aftertaste. Not special.
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3/12/2009 - SimonG wrote:
Caroline's bash (Windsor): Tasted alongside the 2000. Unsurprisingly this is a younger version of its older brother. The younger more vigorous version was generally prefered by the tasters. **1/2
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