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 Tasting Notes - Red Wine

  SOUTH AFRICA

CONSTANTIA
 
 

Marlbrook, 1999
(Klein Constantia)


 

Very good
Silky, well balanced wine with aromas of dark berries and toasted bread, very enjoyable and a great price-quality ratio. €€ (2003)

Blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc aged 2 years in French oak barrels

 


STELLENBOSCH
 

  Meerlust Rubicon, 1997


 

Exceptional
A dark and intense wine, well-balanced aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant and leather, silky and elegant. €€€ (2005)

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,  Merlot, Cabernet Franc, aged 2 years in oak barrels and 2 years in bottles

 

Meerlust Rubicon, 2001


 

Exceptional
The same great explosion of blackberries and smoky aromas as the 1997 vintage, silky, a memorable experience. €€ (2006)

Blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc aged 2 years in oak barrels and 2 years in bottles


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