Grape - Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol - 14%
Available from - Waitrose,
Price - £14.99
Appearance - dark ruby-garnet, medium+ intensity, clear
Nose - Clean; medium intensity; developing; plums, dried fruit, cinnamon, vanilla
Palate - dry; medium+ alcohol; medium acidity; medium+ body; medium tannin; medium intensity; medium+ length; plums, cloves, tobacco, vanilla.
Balance - 7 Length - 8 Intensity - 6.5 Complexity - 8
I got this on recommendation from a real expert, and it does not disappoint. Cabernet Sauvignon from the new world is known for being softer and richer than their friends in Bordeaux, and indeed the tannin present here is not particularly mouth-drying. This looks great in the glass, is a real mouthful (that is, it has plenty of body) and the time in oak was well spent, giving it the complexity that I have described. I have a bottle in my 'time machine' (a box that I have just put away for at least two years) and I am expecting a good reward from this for my patience. It is quite splendid now, however.
If you are wondering, I don't have a bias for South African wine, but I may be developing one, at least a bit!
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