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• rikipedia Likes this wine: 84 points

  January 31, 2019 - Deep black-garnet to a mahogany rim.
  Intense aromas with stewed fruit, warm spices, smoke, blackcurrant, undergrowth and a dry brackish character. As the wine opens, the fruit feels warmer, and there is a lift of mint.
  Plenty of ripe sweet fruit on entry, rich texture yet the wine becomes grippier on the back palate despite the coating of flesh from the fruit. As the wine opens, charcoal creeps in, and the wine feels sinewy - just about hanging on by its fingertips.

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• rikipedia wrote: 85 points

  April 25, 2018 - Deep garnet to mahogany rim.
  Noted development as expected (15 years old) with baked earth, dried earth, undergrowth and dried leaves. Tertiary notes permeate throughout the glass. Seen better days, but the palate offers some richness still, fair concentration with liquorice, forest fruits and undergrowth. Mid to full in body, the wine is arguably way past its peak but fun to try.

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• Kriz wrote: 74 points

  June 24, 2013 - I'm affraid it's passed it's peak. Not special on the nose and vegative tones on the palate.

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• jamieirving wrote: 85 points

  July 1, 2007 - Deep purple in colour this much ignored varietal was better than I expected. The nose showed spice and dark berries. The palate is fresh with more berry fruit concentration, vanilla and light, ripe tannins. Very nice, but not much backbone.

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• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Warwick Estate
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country South Africa
• Region Coastal Region
• SubRegion Stellenbosch
• Appellation Simonsberg-Stellenbosch

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