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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2016 (based on 8 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cliffhazell on 3/6/2022 & rated 95 points: Truly Excellent (176 views) | | | Tasted by Tateo on 4/23/2020 & rated 83 points: This wine was ok. Def past it's time. It was a little flat and acidic which older cabs do not typically exhibit. B (408 views) | | | Tasted by vassnesen on 3/29/2020 & rated 91 points: Deep red. Warm nose of ripe blackcurrant with some vanilla. Soft and warm on the palate. Silky texture. Ripe fruit, smooth tannins. Long finish. Still a couple of years left.
Well made wine from a great producer. Last of my bottles of this. Well worth the money. (396 views) | | | Tasted by margolism on 7/29/2014 & rated 94 points: Excellent Cabernet from top South African producer. High quality fruit, long, elegant finish. (2055 views) | | | Tasted by mugginsthedog on 9/17/2012 & rated 93 points: A really very good wine. One of my favourite South African wines. Real depth with dark fruits. (3120 views) | | | Tasted by AMM3RD on 9/5/2012: Too young. This wine has an amazing front and mid-palate, but gets a little awkward and green on the finish. The finish improved with air and food. This wine is very interesting and well made, drink with a decant over the next 5 years. (2854 views) | | | Tasted by AMM3RD on 4/13/2011 & rated 89 points: This wine has awesome fruit, but this bottle seemed to be marked by too much oak. It became very on dimentional. Wait on this on for another 3 years, and drink over the next 3-5 years. Paired well with grilled steaks...AM (3340 views) | | | Tasted by tkoby11 on 3/19/2011 flawed bottle: Dammit bretty from the get go, lots of great fruit so we'll see where this goes... (3574 views) | | | Tasted by pskard on 8/30/2010 & rated 90 points: La ligge 3-4 år til. (3033 views) | | | Tasted by tkoby11 on 5/27/2010 & rated 91 points: www.tomswineblog.blogspot.com (1898 views) | | | Tasted by pvd420 on 9/7/2009 & rated 92 points: Just a killer Cab, cool-climate complexity with a plush mouthfeel (2103 views) | | | Tasted by AMM3RD on 8/1/2009 & rated 92 points: 92+ pts. This is very good real Cabernet. Dark red and black fruits on the palate with some green peppers and firm but integrated tannins. A welcome change to all the Napa Cab. that people pour. Drink over the next 5-10? yrs. Recommended, I would certainly buy more/again...AMM (2143 views) | | | Tasted by tkoby11 on 2/20/2009 & rated 92 points: Excellent. I have had quite a lot of South African wine in the last year having visited the region for 3 weeks last year and being convinced of their quality.
This wine was a favorite of mine on the trip and speaks of the terroir of the Stellenbosch region. SA reds have this savory aroma and flavor unique to them.
This wine was drinking nicely from the bottle and evolved over a few hours nicely.
Color: Medium dark red, ruby edges
Nose: Earthy savory terroir, currants, some spicy notes of cigar box
Palate: Currants, blackberry, spice and savory cedar
Well made. (2107 views) | | | Tasted by AMM3RD on 2/17/2009 & rated 90 points: This is too young, needs a long decant (which I did not do). I expect it will rate 91-92 in time. The winery itself says it should drink best from 2010-2018.
This is very well made stuff. Medium dark color, full bodied and tight. Cassis and spice flavors. Classic style without over-ripe fruit or crazy oak. I like this style. Drink this with rich steaks or chops. Big Food Wine. Recommended for drinking over 5+ years...AMM (2101 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloBandit on 2/14/2009 & rated 90 points: Wonderful nose of ripe fruit. A little thin in the mouth, but a wonderful wine that had great earthy flavors, a little smoke, but none of the over-ripe fruit found in many of the heavily extracted cabs. Very nice. (2033 views) | | | Tasted by jbaron on 2/4/2009 & rated 90 points: Subdued nose of graphite and cassis; good structure in the mouth, if a bit closed; nice, structured length. Taste notes: cassis, graphite, licorice, slightly but nicely balancing vegetal aspects. Nicely balanced (in a big package) but very, very cabernet in its young package. (2132 views) | | | Tasted by Grape Stuff on 12/2/2007: Brought to Vayniac event at CrushPad. No formal notes - was a bit oaky at first, but opened up nicely after 2 hours. (2439 views) |
| de Trafford Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonSouth 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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