Variety: Shiraz
Country of origin: South Africa
Wine appellation: Swartland
Vintage: 2001
Alcohol content: 14.3%
Residual sugar: 1.9g/l
Acidity: 5.9g/l
Color: deep black with garnet red meniscus
Bouquet: canned forest fruit, spices, pepper, coffee, hint of smoke
Taste: full body, very overpowering, full mouth feel, overripe blackberries, supported by blueberries, and similarly overripe black cherries, all this is nicely supported by slight touch of black currant and nice coffee tones with gentle tannins, long finish
Wine appellation: Swartland
Vintage: 2001
Alcohol content: 14.3%
Residual sugar: 1.9g/l
Acidity: 5.9g/l
Color: deep black with garnet red meniscus
Bouquet: canned forest fruit, spices, pepper, coffee, hint of smoke
Taste: full body, very overpowering, full mouth feel, overripe blackberries, supported by blueberries, and similarly overripe black cherries, all this is nicely supported by slight touch of black currant and nice coffee tones with gentle tannins, long finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 5+8+13+7+8= 91
Price: CZK 500
Stopper: single piece cork
Price: CZK 500
Stopper: single piece cork
One of the best Shiraz I tasted recently, this is the 5th and last bottle of this wine, It is amazing how the wine sustained 13 years of age.
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