So delicate! Limpid, sappy red fruit, cranberry juice, hint of spice, toasty notes. The palate is superbly juice, red cherry and dried strawberries, fading into rooibos tea and rhubarb. Very impressed at how well this is showing, and surprised at the contrast to the way this wine shows when young - from a monster to a kitten in 15 years...
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Pristine cork. Slow ox’ed for 2 hours. Just a lovely NSG that’s right in the zone. Cherry, cherry pit, iron and some earth. Initially a bit of bitterness on the finish, which reduced over the 90 minutes it took to polish off the bottle. Acidity and tannins very well balanced. Last mouthful was the best.
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Drunk from a half bottle. Slow ox’ed for about 30 mins. Fairly open. Sweet and savoury cherry with a nice dose of earthiness. Slightly bitter on the finish, but pleasantly so. Subtle creaminess on the mid palate. I think it will open up more as time goes by but no crime to enjoy now. Lovely.
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3/15/2024 - Jabulani Likes this wine: 94 Points
So delicate! Limpid, sappy red fruit, cranberry juice, hint of spice, toasty notes. The palate is superbly juice, red cherry and dried strawberries, fading into rooibos tea and rhubarb. Very impressed at how well this is showing, and surprised at the contrast to the way this wine shows when young - from a monster to a kitten in 15 years...
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3/10/2024 - FransS wrote: 90 Points
Winefield's pre-sale tasting: For me the recognizable style of Gouges, slightly fumé, green tea, ripe, smooth, nice bitters, firm, bit dry tannins.
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9/11/2023 - JonathanP wrote: 92 Points
Pristine cork. Slow ox’ed for 2 hours. Just a lovely NSG that’s right in the zone. Cherry, cherry pit, iron and some earth. Initially a bit of bitterness on the finish, which reduced over the 90 minutes it took to polish off the bottle. Acidity and tannins very well balanced. Last mouthful was the best.
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8/28/2022 - Alex Barbera Likes this wine: 93 Points
Was ein PGV es damals gab, hach, herrlicher Village.
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6/18/2022 - JonathanP wrote: 91 Points
Drunk from a half bottle. Slow ox’ed for about 30 mins. Fairly open. Sweet and savoury cherry with a nice dose of earthiness. Slightly bitter on the finish, but pleasantly so. Subtle creaminess on the mid palate. I think it will open up more as time goes by but no crime to enjoy now. Lovely.
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