Community Tasting Notes 9

• Jonasborgen wrote: 91 points

  July 29, 2023 - Nice syrah blend. Good length and nice fruit. Good for bbq.

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• rjsmall Likes this wine:

  June 23, 2023 - Deep, dark, inky red colour. Tight nose - a touch of musk and liquorice. Round mouthfeel with a touch of acid. Dark fruits, green pepper, liquorice and a savoury note. Long finish. A little unbalanced and not fully integrated - maybe give another year.

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• rjsmall Likes this wine:

  May 20, 2022 - Deep red colour with lightness towards the edge. Raspberry and a touch of vanilla on nose. Rounded mouthfeel - soft and smooth. Raspberry, vanilla and a touch of oak. Still between the primary and secondary stage. Very enjoyable with lots of life left.

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• kostaslonis wrote:

  April 8, 2022 - Klein Constantia Tasting (WSPC): Very different in style, takes time to open up, mostly blackcurrant, spicy, nice ripeness, the oak is more upfront, quite dusty, more “European” in style
  Palate is much smoother compared to 2017, still a bit hot, tight tannin, blackcurrant, clove, peppery, a few raisin notes, black cherry, medium to full body, long finish. needs time to open up

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• caspernick Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 20, 2022 - This blend, based on Syrah, was brooding in the glass. Deep ruby, opaque AF and sporting a 14% ABV. Our Virtual Wine Tasting group found it to be funky with pepper, smoked meat, blackcurrant jam, prune, black licorice, Sambucca and an earthy component. On the palate we agreed that this was a very tannic wine- still too young with aerating/decanting a must. Medium (-) acidity, medium (+) body and a medium length finish. Flavors of Maraschino and Luxardo cherries were evident, as was Espresso, Lapsang Souchong tea, pepper and blackcurrants. This was not a crowd favorite but I did mention to the group that it's a very complex wine that needs more time to open up and allow the fruit to shine through the tannic veil. I will re-taste over the next few days. From me this is blockbuster gets 19/20 VWTC points and technically speaking- 92 pts. At $60 one might me hesitant to pop-n-pour but some extra cellaring will make this wine shine. 5 stars with a drinking window of 2024-2030. It needs a juicy Ribeye or Prime Rib with horseradish.
  
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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Anwilka
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country South Africa
• Region Coastal Region
• SubRegion Stellenbosch
• Appellation Stellenbosch
• UPC Code 088580602883

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• Pending Delivery 8 (2%)
• In Cellars 238 (53%)
• Consumed 203 (45%)

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