2004 Vriesenhof Kallista

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91 points

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  12/17/2014 - Mirrina Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Тонкое, ароматное, изысканное. В аромате черная смородина, вишня, но не переспелая; деликатный ягодный вкус, мягкие округлые танины; прекрасно уже с первого вдоха и глотка; раскрывается и усложняется нюансами, которые вроде бы знакомы, но никак не улавливаются; послевкусие среднедолгое, легкое, ягодное. Это вино жаль допивать, так хочется продлить удовольствие. После него выпитый следующим Simonsig Pinotage 2012 показался совсем простым, пряным, черно-концентрированно-ягодным, ровным с начала и до конца.

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  5/1/2012 - Barrettko wrote: 91 Points

  Reminded us why we LOVE South African wine...

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  12/11/2011 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 91 Points

  The Kallista 2004 is a “true” Medoc from Stellenbosch. Very continental and classical style. Extremely surprising! In a blind tasting you might get deceived by the austere, straight, forward, pretty powerful, gentle and down-to-earth style of this red blend. A well known feature of the Vriesenhof wines in general. This Blend was composed of 37% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Cabernet Franc. My first impression was rather hard and classic style, hyper dry, not all too fruitful, maybe a bit clumsy, still rather hard tannins and acid, plenty of chocolate, dark rubber, some animalistic components, slightly stinky fragrances, still pretty juvenile. After a while impressive cold and dark cherry flavours, as well as quite a lot of red paprika powder flavours, developed. A gentle and rather fresh acid remained. The wild animal components faded a bit, but never vanished completely. A certain amount of black pepper, and wild spices flavours joint the party in my mouth. The impressive power and elegance remained throughout the whole evening and the next day. Very convincing wine with a fantastic QPR. I really don’t want to compare the styles of the consumed wines. In my personal and utterly subjective opinion this wine was by far more Medoc than the other ones. Maybe with the exception of the Langoa-Barton 2001. This one was very St. Julien on a not too wonderful day ….

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  4/7/2011 - antelope wrote: 90 Points

  Very different from the last bottle - drinking much more like a vintage Bordeaux, although the finish is a bit off.

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  2/1/2011 - antelope wrote: 92 Points

  Very good for the price. Smooth tannins and lively palate.

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