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| THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK 2015 WO Swartland |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Intense, spicy, lime-tinged, baked plum-cherry nose with some cedary, smoky, mocha-chocolate notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, bright, mocha-chocolate flavours with a lingering, high acid, cedar-sandalwood finish. This Swartland blend of 71% Syrah,15% Grenache Noir, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cinsault and 1% Viognier has 14.5% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 89-points / TRY - Cedary, plum nose; full-bodied, dry, rich and full on the palate with herbal-iodine black fruit flavours; firm and well-balanced. |
CSPC |
129353 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Uni Vin |
| Country |
South Africa |
| Region |
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| Rating |
***(90 points)
Tangy, Dense, Spicy, Mocha-Chocolate |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: ...for the first time made entirely from Swartland fruit, which [Marc Kent ] describes as a \"significant step\" for the brand. A blend of 71% Syrah, 15% Grenache Noir, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cinsault and 1% Viognier, production amounted to the equivalent of 1 675 barriques or 502 500 bottles - the scale of this enterprise in the South African context is awesome. So what does sourcing the grapes exclusively from the Swartland change? Essentially, I think the wine has become a little more aromatically brooding, the palate a little more savoury. On the nose, red and black fruit, some floral fragrance and spice but also some black olive which perhaps wasn't there before. The palate is broad and super-rich, the tannins very fine - Kent is famously skeptical of \"freshness\" preferring weight and structure and this is indeed a hearty wine, the 14.74% alcohol bringing just a little heat to the finish. All in all, however, it's a flavoursome drop. Score - 91 (Christian Eedes, winemag.co.za, Oct. 19, 2016) |
Price |
$ 39.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 25, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
391 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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