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2004 Vilafonté Series M |
| Vintage | 2004 |  Label 1 of 4   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Vilafonté (web) | ||
| Variety | Merlot Blend | ||
| Designation | Series M | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| Region | Coastal Region | ||
| SubRegion | Paarl | ||
| Appellation | n/a |
| Drinking windows, Wishlists and Values |
| Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Vilafonte Series M on the Wine Market Journal. |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 29 notes) | |
| Tasted by pfinn on 7/31/2010 & rated 78 points: (229 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 7/1/2010 & rated 93 points: (567 views) | |
| Tasted by Yde on 5/8/2010 & rated 87 points: (825 views) | |
| Tasted by pasqualini on 4/30/2010: Very masculine style. Strong in tannins and alcohol which creates some body but the fruit lacks subtlety. (1091 views) | |
| Tasted by dratwood on 4/29/2010 & rated 92 points: Excellent dark fruit, mature, notes of licorce and earth, well balanced and long finish (1108 views) | |
| Tasted by tpoore on 4/24/2010 & rated 91 points: (853 views) | |
| Tasted by bin905 on 4/22/2010 & rated 90 points: Garnet red color. Fig, pepper, and cedar scent. Currant, black tea and light mocha flavor with firm tannins. Shows an elegant palate and a solid backbone. (1220 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 4/22/2010 & rated 92 points: (946 views) | |
| Tasted by tomgeb on 4/11/2010 & rated 88 points: (1002 views) | |
| Tasted by vanpe003 on 4/4/2010 & rated 90 points: Notes from Day 2. Medium bodied, with a bright cherry note on the palate. A fair amount of acidity makes this a nice choice for food pairing. I'm interested to see how this evolves...assuming I have any bottles left 3-4 years from now! (1536 views) | |
| Tasted by bg3034 on 4/3/2010 & rated 88 points: Drank over a few hours. Initially, very funky nose - got a strong mushroom scent. Over time, opened up. Still hot - alcohol, with blackberry and vanilla on the nose. Same on the palate, with a hint of spice and prevalent tannins. Short-med finish. After some time in the decanter, this mellowed out and was enjoyable, but still a hefty burn going down. Very nice, but not great, wine. Aloha! (1523 views) | |
| Tasted by fuzzyal42 on 3/30/2010 & rated 89 points: Medium body, with tastes of oak earth. black fruits and a little smoky taste. A slight taste of vanilla with some smoothness and a short finish. (1512 views) | |
| Tasted by CaptBC on 3/27/2010 & rated 90 points: Deep colorwith a dark fruit and pepper nose, smoth with currant and lite smoke. short finish but balanced. improved with about 30 min. Maybe wait another year to open next bottle. (1504 views) | |
| Tasted by vanpe003 on 3/23/2010: No detailed notes. More medium bodied than the '99 Arrowood Reserve that it was along side. I like this quite a bit, Frank did not. At $20, I continue to think this is a very nice QPR. (1559 views) | |
| Tasted by *Vine* on 3/7/2010 & rated 88 points: Popped and poured. Medium-plus garnet. Aromas of earth, decaying leaves, hot asphalt, black currant, and hints of oak...Bordeaux-esque, you could say. Medium body. On the palate, this wine delivers flavors of hay & barnyard (Brettanomyces, no doubt), black fruits, currant, dried herbs, and a touch of smoke. After additional aeration the Brett seemingly subsides and steps aside to let the fruit shine. Medium acidity makes this an ideal companion with dinner. Nice sense of minerals on the moderate close with tannins slightly astringent. Not for those who have a low tolerance threshold for Brett...for others, this will taste like the complex Bordeaux style blend it sets to emulate and should provide ideal drinking over the next 3-5 years (possibly longer). (1705 views) | |
| Tasted by ewsb on 3/6/2010 & rated 90 points: Can definitely tast the mellowness of the merlot driving thorugh here. I think I would like to try this after a few hours of decanting. The finish is a little short. Initial nose of oakiness and stong cellar with a hint of dampness. (1627 views) | |
| Tasted by bwillia on 3/5/2010 & rated 89 points: Very pleasant daily style drinker. Soft and round. No need to cellar these. (1645 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 3/5/2010 & rated 92 points: (1358 views) | |
| Tasted by tomgeb on 3/3/2010 & rated 84 points: (1313 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 2/27/2010 & rated 91 points: 90-91. Not quite a 91-? Better after a couple hours of air. If I tasted this blind, maybe would have thought Sonoma meritage or Spanish or Loire, maybe S. American meritage. Would have guessed a higer Cab Franc components. Nice raspberry fruit with nice earthy, minerally tobacco and nicely complex. Fills out more with air. Some old world, more new. Beautiful nose and balance. That said, this isn't as good as the Series C, which is more like a ripe bordeaux and probably 2 points better. Very well made, this has another 3-4 years in it. Tannins and juicy adicity appear more with air. (1720 views) | |
| Tasted by annerk on 11/4/2009 & rated 88 points: 50+5+13+15+5 Loads of dark berry, vanilla, spice on nose. Cherry, spice, vanilla, and tobacco with a silky initial mouthfeel. Too much acid as well as a strong tar/kerosene prominant in finish, lessened my overall enjoyment of the wine. (2191 views) | |
| Tasted by dasper on 10/28/2009 & rated 85 points: Needed an hour to open. Balance of fruit and minerals. Hint of barnyard in the nose. (2238 views) | |
| Tasted by Quantum32 on 7/27/2009 & rated 90 points: This was good, really liked this a lot. (2268 views) | |
| Tasted by Greg_O on 5/18/2009 & rated 91 points: Black cherries, black currants, spice and vanilla on the nose. Very smooth and silky on the palate with dark fruit, vanilla, spice, licorice, med+ tannins, med+ acidity. Awesome blend and amazing qpr at $25. (2354 views) | |
| Tasted by thirstyman on 3/21/2009 flawed bottle: green streak with a bitter (asprin) finish. (2415 views) | |
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