Good bright, dark red. Aromas of crushed raspberry, smoke and cinders. Densely packed but penetrating, with a firm spine of acidity currently keeping the wine's fruit under wraps. Not yet pliant or expressive in the mouth but finishes with lovely lingering perfume. This needs a good three years of bottle aging.

International Wine Cellar 89 Points

Delish. Earthy dark fruit. Very dirty, which is a trait I have come to expect from South African wines. Deliciously musty but not in a moldy, corked way. Tasted a bit like I imagine the dirt in my garden would taste like if you added some just past prime blackberries to it. I opened this last night and it was good but it tastes a million times better after a day of airing out.

woody