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2013 Vilafonté Series C

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • South Africa
  • Coastal Region
  • Paarl

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Community Tasting Note

  • Millennial Drinkers Likes this wine: 91 points

    December 18, 2015 - Tasted at Vilafonté with Sophia on 12/18/2015.
    Color: Very high intensity.  Coats the glass. Purple.
    Nose/Smell: Needs to open a little bit more.  But started with cassis, anise, wet stones and a little meat.
    Palate/Taste: A rough and harsh start. Slightly savory with notes of meat and black pepper. High furry tannins (7.5/10) and full body.  Grabs the front and mid palates. Long and lingering finish,  quite grippy.
    Opinion: Needs some time to fully integrate,  would not crack open another until 2017 at the earliest and can easily go for 15 years. A ton of potential. Less approachable than the 2012 Series M at this time.

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2 Comments

  • christianmgriffin commented:

    7/12/17, 5:26 AM - Re your 2017 comment, I just had one and it still needs several more years, 2020 earliest in my opinion.

  • Millennial Drinkers commented:

    7/12/17, 7:14 AM - Thanks Christian, wouldn't argue with that, great SA wines

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