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2004 De Toren Fusion V
Red Bordeaux Blend
- South Africa
- Coastal Region
- Stellenbosch
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Community Tasting Notes 38
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quickben Likes this wine: 92 points
December 3, 2019 - Continues to drink well and feels like it has a few years ahead of it. Excellent value at the time and definitely one of the best BDX blends in the region
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Millennial Drinkers wrote: 90 points
December 18, 2017 - Charles pulled out an older vintage of the Fusion V for us to try.
Deep garnet red with some bricking on the edges. Aged nose with notes of tomato, a little stinky, a little earthy, strawberries and red plums. Balanced tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus bodied. Notes of strawberries, dried cherries and leather on the palate. Medium to medium plus finish. Drink till 2020. -
cab blends wrote: 90 points
December 18, 2017 - De Toren Tasting with Charles Williams at the Estate (De Toren Wine Estate Stellenbosch): This was clearly an old wine and not in my style - although those who enjoy older french will enjoy it. Classic old french nose and lighter body
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egaible Likes this wine: 90 points
October 30, 2017 - Intense leather balanced by licorice and tobacco. The key to this wine is balance: at this late date in its life it’s thrown a crust but only shows a little bricking, the fruit is detectable but tannins are not. It’s very very nice
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Anative Likes this wine: 93 points
August 24, 2017 - Deep and dark in the glass with just a hint of rim variation. Still full of fruit on the nose with slight notes of leather and spice. Black fruit in the mouth with spices and leather. Tannins are still present but well integrated. Smooth finish. Wish I had more of this vintage. Drink now.
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By Stephen Tanzer
March/April 2007, IWC Issue #131 (link)(De Toren Fusion V Coastal Region) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Mixed Bag of Wine, Episode #189, 2/26/2007 (link) 92 points(DE TOREN FUSION V) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-really dark chocolate, light hints of dirty stinky wet leaves; TASTE-this is AWESOME!!, enormity of upfront tannin structure, wet rock & mud, hints of chocolate, licorice & cedar bark, very Old World, earthy, hint of pine cone, pine needles, black pepper, red currants & hint of Pomegranate, explosion of excitement, reminds me of $50-70 Bordeaux, This is a Great Effort!! ; WS-91; GV-92
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer De Toren
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Fusion V
- Vineyard n/a
- Country South Africa
- Region Coastal Region
- SubRegion Stellenbosch
- Appellation Stellenbosch
- UPC Codes 6009655450295, 6009655450325, 6009655451254, 6009655453029
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 318 (45%)
- Consumed 381 (55%)
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- ProducerDe Toren
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountrySouth Africa
- SubRegionStellenbosch
- AppellationStellenbosch
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