Community Tasting Note
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RRees wrote: 89 points
January 3, 2011 - This is a tough grape in the New World to get right as a rule when being produced as a single varietal. Often we are faced with tight chalky tannins that need time to release their potential. Given the relatively high price tag of around £25, I was kicking back and expecting something special - it failed to pay dividends. Given that we were drinking the wine too early, I cannot be too heavy-duty about it, but it worries me to see SA wines here in Europe starting to tick up into the mid-price range when they are not delivering sufficient bang for the buck. I bought a bit of it to see how it rolls out, but it is expensive for what we got. The texture and balanced of the wine was ok but it is all about how that fruit matures in the mid term to see if this wine warrants too much attention.
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