2013 De Toren Book XVII

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93 points

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  8/29/2020 - cab blends wrote: 94 Points

  Medium silly body and mouth feel.
  
  Classic acidity (though milder)
  
  Chalky feel with light chalk in the nose.

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  4/20/2019 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 93 Points

  Deep ruby red with lighter edges. Dark cocoa on the nose, a touch floral, cherries, cassis and light baking spices. Medium plus acidity and medium tannins (6/10). Medium plus body that builds with some air. Layered with ripe berries, cinnamon, a touch of earthiness and some minerality. Long finish. Drink till 2028.

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  4/20/2019 - cab blends wrote: 94 Points

  Bark woody nose which is very distinct. Very dark and thick body in color.
  
  Body is very integrated with light fruit
  
  HL 3/5 FD 3/5 F2/5

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  9/7/2017 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 93 Points

  Day five on the cruise and this night at Giovanni's Table, the Italian restaurant, aboard the Allure of the Seas. We decided to open up two South African beauties for this.
  
  Deep ruby red with a slight garnet hue on the edges. Layered nose with dark cocoa, floral notes, dark berries and spices. Some classic 'South African' chalk as well. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Dusty dark black cherries on the attack with some black currants, dark spices, a touch earthy, vanilla and some nutmeg. Seems quite restrained and reserved but well integrated as well. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2037.
  
  Third time trying this limited bottling by De Toren Private Cellars with only 1,132 bottles produced in the 2013 vintage. This wine is made through the use of extreme winemaking techniques such as extreme cropping, extensive hand sorting, 200% new French oak for a total of 18 months and unfiltered. You are probably wondering how it can be 200%? This is done by aging the wine in 100% new French oak barrels for twelve months before transferring them to another set of 100% new French oak barrels for six additional months.

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  8/12/2017 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 91 Points

  Fourth blind wine and like the others, given around a two hour decant.
  
  Deep ruby red. Very dark nose with tons of spices and soft dark berries. Heavy tannins (7/10) with a medium plus body. Dark fruits on the palate with floral notes as well. More feminine than expected. A touch dry with dark minerality in the medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2027.

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