2008 Morgenster

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  4/2/2022 - thomasqi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  酸度合适，又没有那么熟，很香，喝过最好的南非酒

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  7/26/2020 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  A blend of Merlot (36%), Cabernet Franc (33%), Cabernet Sauvignon (19%) and Petit Verdot (12%). Aged for 15 months in 300-liter oak barrels. 14,7% alcohol, 2,1 g/l residual sugar, 5,4 g/l acidity and pH 3,74.
  
  Deep and only very slightly translucent dark cherry red color. Still rather youthful and quite fruit-forward nose with aromas of juicy dark plums, some ripe blackcurrants, light green notes of parsley and anise, a little bit of savory wood spice, a hint of tobacco and a touch of campfire smoke. The wine is ripe, concentrated and moderately full-bodied yet not particularly big on the palate with intense flavors of ripe dark plums, juicy blackcurrants, some cedary oak spice, light sooty notes of toasted wood, a little bit of tobacco, a developed hint of raisiny fruit and a touch of minty herbal greenness. The overall feel is very juicy, silky and somewhat sweet-toned but still quite well-proportioned and not overdone. Moderately good balance with the medium+ acidity and firm, quite assertive and pretty grippy tannins. The finish is long, moderately grippy and quite warm with rich and intense flavors of ripe blackcurrants, some sweeter dark plums, light notes of tobacco, a little bit of mocha oak, an umami hint of savory meatiness and a touch of pipe tobacco.
  
  A good, but also rather ripe, somewhat soft and moderately oaky South African red that isn't overdone, but leaning a bit on the voluptuous new world direction. I don't know if it's just the age difference, or if there is a stylistic difference as well, but this feels somewhat softer, sweeter-fruited and more polished than the vintages 2001 and 2003 that were tasted alongside. This seems to lack the thrill and very Bordeaux-like finesse the older two vintages showed. I hope this wine will turn more impressive with age, at least it shows good potential for future development. I'd say this is peaking in 7-10 years. Priced somewhat according to its quality at 36€.

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  12/25/2015 - eoinhharkins wrote:

  Terrific expression that paired well with Christmas dinner main course of beef Wellington, dark currants, berries, herbs and earth, really smooth palate with refined grainy tannins which are well integrated at this point, medium body, and medium plus length finish

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  3/22/2015 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Really takes me back to South Africa, certainly shows the bordeaux fruit but also a real sense of place, there's dark fruit, sandy soil, some dark chocolate and thyme, palate is elegant for such a young wine with persistence of flavour and a freshness of the fruit and herb notes

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  3/6/2015 - socidelvino wrote: 91 Points

  Eye: dark garnet color. Nose: typical RSA funk, cherries, plums, smoke, earthy, iron, herbal. Palate: solid tannins, good structure, well balanced, nice subtle fruit, long finish

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