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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2024 (based on 3 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by thomasqi on 4/2/2022 & rated 92 points: 酸度合适，又没有那么熟，很香，喝过最好的南非酒 (655 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 7/26/2020 & rated 90 points: A blend of Merlot (36%), Cabernet Franc (33%), Cabernet Sauvignon (19%) and Petit Verdot (12%). Aged for 15 months in 300-liter oak barrels. 14,7% alcohol, 2,1 g/l residual sugar, 5,4 g/l acidity and pH 3,74.
Deep and only very slightly translucent dark cherry red color. Still rather youthful and quite fruit-forward nose with aromas of juicy dark plums, some ripe blackcurrants, light green notes of parsley and anise, a little bit of savory wood spice, a hint of tobacco and a touch of campfire smoke. The wine is ripe, concentrated and moderately full-bodied yet not particularly big on the palate with intense flavors of ripe dark plums, juicy blackcurrants, some cedary oak spice, light sooty notes of toasted wood, a little bit of tobacco, a developed hint of raisiny fruit and a touch of minty herbal greenness. The overall feel is very juicy, silky and somewhat sweet-toned but still quite well-proportioned and not overdone. Moderately good balance with the medium+ acidity and firm, quite assertive and pretty grippy tannins. The finish is long, moderately grippy and quite warm with rich and intense flavors of ripe blackcurrants, some sweeter dark plums, light notes of tobacco, a little bit of mocha oak, an umami hint of savory meatiness and a touch of pipe tobacco.
A good, but also rather ripe, somewhat soft and moderately oaky South African red that isn't overdone, but leaning a bit on the voluptuous new world direction. I don't know if it's just the age difference, or if there is a stylistic difference as well, but this feels somewhat softer, sweeter-fruited and more polished than the vintages 2001 and 2003 that were tasted alongside. This seems to lack the thrill and very Bordeaux-like finesse the older two vintages showed. I hope this wine will turn more impressive with age, at least it shows good potential for future development. I'd say this is peaking in 7-10 years. Priced somewhat according to its quality at 36€. (1277 views) | | | Tasted by eoinhharkins on 12/25/2015: Terrific expression that paired well with Christmas dinner main course of beef Wellington, dark currants, berries, herbs and earth, really smooth palate with refined grainy tannins which are well integrated at this point, medium body, and medium plus length finish (1702 views) | | | Tasted by eoinhharkins on 3/22/2015 & rated 93 points: Really takes me back to South Africa, certainly shows the bordeaux fruit but also a real sense of place, there's dark fruit, sandy soil, some dark chocolate and thyme, palate is elegant for such a young wine with persistence of flavour and a freshness of the fruit and herb notes (1796 views) | | | Tasted by socidelvino on 3/6/2015 & rated 91 points: Eye: dark garnet color. Nose: typical RSA funk, cherries, plums, smoke, earthy, iron, herbal. Palate: solid tannins, good structure, well balanced, nice subtle fruit, long finish (1834 views) | | | Tasted by eoinhharkins on 11/28/2014 & rated 92 points: Very bordeaux on the nose, with dark fruits, bitter chocolate and earth, palate is quite smooth with a slightly bitter finish (1522 views) | | | Tasted by rikipedia on 8/24/2012 & rated 92 points: Big Bottle Festival (Cellars Hohenort): 36% Merlot with 33% CF, 19% CS, 12% PV. Much fresher nose with blackcurrant, tilled soil, pencil shavings and tobacco. This leads to a fresh entry with lively acidity and some cedar notes like Bordeaux, full-bodied with a rich texture. A brooding wine with plenty of fruit in the core and gravelly tannins. Great length. (220 views) |
| Morgenster Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.South Africa Wines of South AfricaStellenbosch Stellenbosch Wine RoutesStellenboschThe historical town of Stellenbosch boasts a winemaking tradition which stretches back to the end of the 17th-century.
Stellenbosch is the educational and research centre of the winelands. Stellenbosch University is the only one in South Africa with a viticultural and oenological department, and many of the country's most successful winemakers studied there. The Nietvoorbij Institute of Viticulture and Oenology is also in Stellenbosch and this organisation has one of the most modern experimental wineries in the world and, at its experimental farms (situated in several wine growing districts), important research into new varietals, clones and rootstocks is undertaken.
The mountainous terrain, good rainfall, deep well-drained soils and diversity of terroirs make this a sought-after viticultural area. The rapidly increasing number of wine estates includes some of the most famous names in Cape wine. The district, with its mix of historic estates and contemporary wineries, produces excellent examples of almost all the noble grape varieties.
The intensively farmed Stellenbosch district has been divided up into several smaller viticultural pockets including Jonkershoek Valley, Papegaaiberg, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Bottelary, Devon Valley and Banghoek. |
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