The wine shows high intensity, citrus, quince, compact, fresh and youthful, still quite tight, spicy, flinty Palate shows a bit of fruit too, highly extracted, citrus, quince, some bitterness, lemon leaf, high acidity, long finish
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Bot River
Steel ferment, on lees for 6 months, 13.50% The wine shows high intensity, quite peppery, capsicum, a touch reductive still, tight. Palate follows the pattern, green fruit, capsicum, high acidity, steely, med body, mineral, long finish, youthful and a bit angular
barrel fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak, 13% Forward, green fruit, lemon, leaft too, fine oak frame, lime, compact, tropical fruit, mango sweetness. Palate is far more round and balanced, the oak is more upfront, green fruit, lime, high acidity, mineral, full body, long finish. Crunchy, textured, very youthful
86% Cabernet Franc 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% alc The wine shows med intensity, fresh red fruit, some capsicum notes, coffee and chocolate in the back, thin oak frame, balanced, red cherry notes. In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern, the oak is upfront, has some bitterness, VA varnish notes, red currant notes, alcohol warmth, fruit in alcohol, tight tannins, med body, angular, long finish Lacks elegance for me
2023 Gabrielskloof Chenin Blanc
South Africa, Western Cape
The wine shows high intensity, citrus, quince, compact, fresh and youthful, still quite tight, spicy, flinty
Palate shows a bit of fruit too, highly extracted, citrus, quince, some bitterness, lemon leaf, high acidity, long finish
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2023 Gabrielskloof Sauvignon Blanc
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Bot River
Steel ferment, on lees for 6 months, 13.50%
The wine shows high intensity, quite peppery, capsicum, a touch reductive still, tight.
Palate follows the pattern, green fruit, capsicum, high acidity, steely, med body, mineral, long finish, youthful and a bit angular
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2021 Lismore Chardonnay
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Overberg, Greyton
barrel fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak, 13%
Forward, green fruit, lemon, leaft too, fine oak frame, lime, compact, tropical fruit, mango sweetness.
Palate is far more round and balanced, the oak is more upfront, green fruit, lime, high acidity, mineral, full body, long finish.
Crunchy, textured, very youthful
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2020 Reyneke Cornerstone
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
86% Cabernet Franc 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% alc
The wine shows med intensity, fresh red fruit, some capsicum notes, coffee and chocolate in the back, thin oak frame, balanced, red cherry notes.
In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern, the oak is upfront, has some bitterness, VA varnish notes, red currant notes, alcohol warmth, fruit in alcohol, tight tannins, med body, angular, long finish
Lacks elegance for me
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