One can describe this wine as highly concentrated with a good extract, but we still prefer describing the wine only as a pure Cabernet Sauvignon. Mint chocolate aromas well complimented by moccha flavours. Soft elegant tannins on a full bodied mouthfeel - toasting of barrels evident on aftertaste providing structure and boost to strong fruit extraction and bringing this titan of berries to its rightful place.
Wine of the Month Reserve Club South Africa International Wine Challenge Silver medal Swiss International Wine Awards 90-94% medal Veritas silver medal Listed as one of the Top 500 wines of the world for 2007
This wine shows why Cabernet Sauvignon is still the father of all grapes – a focussed and pure wine with no playing about, but a wine made to show what Cabernet Sauvignon is known for. Made from a mixture of fruit from both the Eastern and Western sides of Stellenbosch where we have vineyards. The Bottelary side (west) known for sweeter fruited Cabernets whereas the Helderberg side (east) known for deeper concentrated green flavoured Cabernets.
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