Mar
10
2010
A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the 2000 Vegelegen shows a rich ruby colour with almost an opaque center. Cassis, pencil lead, spice and red berries abound on the nose. Matured in new French oak for 26 months the fruit, tannin structure and fine acidity indicate a wine of [...]
Mar
09
2010
"The 1990 will charm tasters with its flashy display of opulent Merlot (about 40% of the blend) mixed with ripe Cabernet Sauvignon. It was one of the more forward 1990s in the tasting, which no doubt accounted for its precocious showing. This super-concentrated wine possesses a roasted herb, sweet, jammy black fruit-scented nose, with noteworthy [...]
Mar
09
2010
From one of South Africa's original wine estates, this blend of Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon gives a vibrant coloured rosé. Showing ripe cherries and strawberries on the nose and a crisp, fruity palate that is clean and refreshing on the finish.
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Mar
09
2010
This is Kanonkop's flagship wine - a Bordeaux blend comprising 80% Cabernet Sauvignon with 20% Merlot and Cabernet Franc. In the best Bordeaux tradition this wine is unfiltered and offers a nose of spicy vanilla with massive ripe berries on the palate. Capable of at least a decade of bottle maturation.
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Mar
09
2010
Kanonkop undisputedly deserves its reputation as one of the top estates in South Africa. This Cabernet is vinified traditionally in open tanks with minimal fining and filtration.
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Mar
09
2010
The 1996 has a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), giving the wine fantastic depth and weight. Beautiful aromas of tobacco, saddle leather, coffee and cassis, follow through on the palate, which is a full bodied backward style with plenty of ripe tannins and glyercin, giving the wine a lush finish. Anticipated Maturity: Now - [...]
Mar
09
2010
A rich, full-bodied Cabernet with open aromas of cherries and raspberries, tobacco and a hint of coffee.
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Mar
09
2010
This classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot provides blackcurrant and cherry aromas, enhanced by a rich palate showing hints of liquorice and cedar with well-integrated tannins.
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Mar
09
2010
A combination of classic Bordeaux varieties Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as 20% Syrah, give this hand-harvested wine fat, dense, almost port-like red fruit scents with a full, spicy flavour.
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Mar
08
2010
The Agrelo vineyards are well known for producing wines of great finesse as they possess ideal soil and micro climatic conditions for growing classic varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon. A full bodied wine with rich, dark, cassis-scented black fruit and a warm, spicy finish.
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Mar
08
2010
Cool evening temperatures in Catena's high altitude vineyard in addition to the exclusive use of free-run juice, emphasize the varietal Cabernet character in this quality red. A concentrated nose of plummy flavours and a palate jam-packed with ripe black fruit.
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Mar
08
2010
An excellently styled Chilean Cabernet manifesting overt blackcurrant fruit, vanilla spice and soft tannins. The Vistasur range is exclusive to Majestic.
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Mar
08
2010
Established in 1943, Robertson Winery is now one of the largest estates in South Africa boasting a hugely diverse terroir thus creating an exciting range of wine styles. A beautiful deep red in colour with a smooth full bodied style. A forwardly fruity body is enhanced by rich mulberry, plum and cassis fruits supported by [...]
Mar
07
2010
A soft fruity red with ripe berry fruit and gentle spicy flavours in a mid weighted easy drinking style. The spicy Shiraz is lightened by the leafy Cabernet Sauvignon, and the two varieties are integrated and enriched by the judicious use of oak.
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