The blackberry/cassis fruit was quite fleshy and pronounced in this bottle compared to previous tasting - nicely balanced and smooth tannin signaled New World rather than Bordeaux but made in a classic style - a good wine and good value compared to Cru Classe Claret
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Big black inky wine with a touch of red on the edges. Nose is of sweet black fuits with some spice and oak. Flavor is big bold fruit with a lot of peppery spice and a nice dry tannic finish. Fruit lingers in the background. This is a Bordeaux style but flavors are still predominantly South Africa
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Fruit driven as you might expect from a New World wine but this is about as close to a Graves that you will get - decent tannic background and a good length to the finish with a hint of lead pencil
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10/7/2013 - belfast taxman wrote: 88 Points
The blackberry/cassis fruit was quite fleshy and pronounced in this bottle compared to previous tasting - nicely balanced and smooth tannin signaled New World rather than Bordeaux but made in a classic style - a good wine and good value compared to Cru Classe Claret
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3/22/2013 - wtianseter Likes this wine: 88 Points
Big black inky wine with a touch of red on the edges. Nose is of sweet black fuits with some spice and oak. Flavor is big bold fruit with a lot of peppery spice and a nice dry tannic finish. Fruit lingers in the background. This is a Bordeaux style but flavors are still predominantly South Africa
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12/3/2012 - belfast taxman Likes this wine: 88 Points
Fruit driven as you might expect from a New World wine but this is about as close to a Graves that you will get - decent tannic background and a good length to the finish with a hint of lead pencil
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5/5/2012 - JasonMcFall wrote: 92 Points
6/7
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2/6/2011 - suganag3 wrote: 81 Points
Chewy rich Bordeaux-a-like
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