Medium acidity. Very little tannins. Some residual sugar. Not a great finish. Pazzz
NOTE: During the casual tasting afterwards I tasted several more reds and isolated a menthol/eucalyptus tone in almost all of them. I cannot recall whether this wine had them, because I was not looking for it at the time. I believe this is a common tone in South African wines.
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Very nice. Great balance and complexity. Clearly the winemaker's decision to pick up the grapes on the less ripe side is the right choice. Compared to most "New World' Merlot I have tasted, it's clearer, fresher, and more complex. It does not hammer the tastebuds either. ST says 90, so it's 90 for me too.
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3/30/2008 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 70 Points
South African Wines with Peter Morales of 57 St. Imports; 3/28/2008-3/30/2008 (Butler College, Princeton University): From a tasting given by Peter Morales of 57 St. Imports.
COLOR: Medium.
NOSE: Pyrazine. Not much else.
Medium acidity. Very little tannins. Some residual sugar. Not a great finish. Pazzz
NOTE: During the casual tasting afterwards I tasted several more reds and isolated a menthol/eucalyptus tone in almost all of them. I cannot recall whether this wine had them, because I was not looking for it at the time. I believe this is a common tone in South African wines.
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10/3/2007 - chmd wrote: 90 Points
Very nice. Great balance and complexity. Clearly the winemaker's decision to pick up the grapes on the less ripe side is the right choice. Compared to most "New World' Merlot I have tasted, it's clearer, fresher, and more complex. It does not hammer the tastebuds either. ST says 90, so it's 90 for me too.
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