What a marvelous find. Well-integrated tannins completely harmonious with balanced dark fruit and berry flavors, Unctuous mouthfeel. Firing on all cylinders now.
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From south-west facing vineyards on the Schapenberg in Somerset West close to the ocean, decomposed granite soils, 11 year old vines, 100% destemmed, 30 day maceration, 23 months in 2nd and 3rd fill oak, 13.5% ABV. A very carefully made wine, with a lovely varietal character (tomato leaf, sour cherry), a ripe and energetic, fresh and grippy palate, pure style with little oak influence, good length. I really like the sense of integrity here. At The Crown, Bray-on-Thames, UK.
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10/28/2020 - Minnesota wrote: 93 Points
What a marvelous find. Well-integrated tannins completely harmonious with balanced dark fruit and berry flavors, Unctuous mouthfeel. Firing on all cylinders now.
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9/17/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Hard edged blue note on the nose. And also hard on the palate. Would never pick it out as a SA wine, but definately Franc. That is tightly wound.
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9/19/2018 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
From south-west facing vineyards on the Schapenberg in Somerset West close to the ocean, decomposed granite soils, 11 year old vines, 100% destemmed, 30 day maceration, 23 months in 2nd and 3rd fill oak, 13.5% ABV. A very carefully made wine, with a lovely varietal character (tomato leaf, sour cherry), a ripe and energetic, fresh and grippy palate, pure style with little oak influence, good length. I really like the sense of integrity here. At The Crown, Bray-on-Thames, UK.
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