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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2023 (based on 14 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.4 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JVG on 4/13/2015: Deep plum color. Nice, expressive nose of juicy black cherry and plum fruit, smoke, and lots of herbs---maybe rosemary and sage? Also something a little savory, like a bit of seared meat and jus. On the palate, this is quite good. The one slight critique I have is that it seems acidified and that they went just a bit too far as a bit of unnatural tang pokes out a bit. But otherwise, the fruit is pure, ripe, and juicy, both red and black, and the smoky, savory, and herbal elements all come through. Structurally, it's not too forbidding, but it does have a respectable frame of fine-grained tannin, and the finish is dry and dusty. No protruding alcohol despite the 14.5% abv. I wish that little acid tang weren't there, but I enjoyed this quite a bit all the same. (1608 views) | | | Tasted by GTFreek on 2/17/2014: 100% Cab. Beautiful, full, profile of red, black fruit, earth, smooth tannins, musty qualities that speak out. Toes the line between New World and Old World. Lot of layers for the $$. (1876 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 2/15/2013 & rated 87 points: Blind Tasting - New World Cabernets; 2/11/2013-2/17/2013 (My Place - Washington, DC): This wine seriously smells like potting soil. Lots of rich, loamy, earthy notes to highlight the roasted plum and smoky blackberry aromas. Fine tannins, medium acid on the palate. Interesting mix of cranberry and black cherry fruit, laced with campfire smoke, loam and cracked pepper. This cabernet has a very rustic approach, one that screams South Africa. (2714 views) |
| Cabernet 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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