Grape - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc & Malbec
Alcohol - 14%
Available from - Waitrose
Price - £14.99
Appearance - Clear; medium+ intensity; ruby; more intense at core
Nose - clean; medium+ intensity: developing; plums, red fruit, pepper, a touch of smoke and coffee.
Palate - Dry; med+ acid; medium+ alcohol; med+ tannin; medium+ body; medium intensity; plum and cherries, pepper, maybe a touch of leather, earthy aftertaste.
Balance - 8 Length - 7.5 Intensity - 6.5 Complexity - 7
Another one from South Africa, this time a red. Very nice indeed, lots of body and fruit and subtle oak flavours. This is another that you can see will develop well - I imagine the tannins mellowing and the oak influence coming through to emphasise the complexity. The bottle claims that in the right conditions it could improve for a decade!
It is very interesting that this wine uses five of the six permitted grapes in Bordeaux (although Carmenere is the sixth, this is rarely used in Bordeaux).
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