Anthonij Rupert |
Only the best is good enough for this range |
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 | BLEND * | 2007 | 65.30 |
| The blend consists of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. The wine is dense but detailed, with gorgeous layers of blackberry pâte de fruit, crushed plum, cassis and cherry preserves all seamlessly melded, while chocolate, Kenya AA coffe and roasted bay leaf notes fill in all the grooves on the finish. This has power, cut and balance. |
| Platter: ****½, WS: 95 |
| OPTIMA | 2020 | 20.95 |
| Complex bouquet of fruitcake, cedar, cocoa and a perfumed whiff
of dried lavender. Broad, fleshy and succulent with all of that the nose promises being
delivered on the palate. Spice sprinkled cedar with rich dark fruitcake flavour. Wonderfully
soft, rounded and silky palate that shows cohesion and refinement with impressive density and
concentration. 20 months in French oak, 30% new. Blend of 34% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 % Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.
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| Platter: 94, James Suckling: 92, Tim Atkin: 91 |