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CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2012 Thracian Valley
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer BULGARIANA
Very deep intense purple colour. Spicy, ripe plum nose. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, spicy, tangy, crancherry flavours with a lingering, slightly cedary, very crisp, unoaked, high acid finish. Ready-to-drink. This REPEAT has now has 14% alcohol (vs 14.5% alcohol for the last shipment) and 2 g/L residual sugar with a new lot number L17090 on the back label. The 2012 (**) was last released on September 17, 2016 at $13.95. TONY ASPLER / 87-points - Cedary, not a lot of fruit expression; medium-bodied, dry, floral, cherry and red currant flavour; firmly structured. You can safely ignore the totally dated October 1, 2015 tasting note appearing in the Vintages Catalogue. CSPC 419390
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Bra Day
Country Bulgaria
Region
Rating **(87.5 points)
Dry, Tangy, Spicy, Ripe
LCBO Text Status A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
TASTING NOTE: Dark garnet to the eye, this wine has aromas of black cherry, black raspberry, coffee and freshly ground black pepper. Flavors of height-of-summer cherry, raspberry and baking spice persist on the palate through a finish that is awash in silky tannins. Best Buy. Score - 90 (Jeff Jenssen, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2015) Price $ 13.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - August 5, 2017
Cases bought 255 (12 bottles per case)

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