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| JOHN X MERRIMAN 2014 WO Simonsberg-Stellenbosch |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
RUSTENBERG |
| Very deep intense purple colour. Intense, complex, slightly spicy, baked cherry-plum nose with lots of herbal cedary notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, very cedary, complex, slightly spicy, dried plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, somewhat cedary finish. This totally new blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc , 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec (it was 38-52-4-1-5) has 14.5% alcohol and 4 g/L residual sugar with lot number LR14JXME on the back label. Unfortunately, there were some issues with the first bottle presented at the press tasting. |
CSPC |
707323 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Woo Win |
| Country |
South Africa |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**/**+(88 points)
Dry, Dense, Herbal |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2014 John X Merriman is the spiciest vintage to date according to Murray Barlow, due to the cooler growing season that did not go past 30 degrees Celsius during the season. Matured in 35% new oak for 20 months, that spice-box element does percolate through the red berry fruit on the nose, touches of bay leaf and melted tar emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannin on the entry, a fine seam of acidity, grippy and quite assertive at first, but calmer towards the finish with that long spicy/pepper tail on the aftertaste. Give this 2-3 years in bottle. This is discretely classy even if it is just missing that \"X\" factor. Drink Date: 2020-2032. Score - 90 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, April 28, 2017) |
Price |
$ 24.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - May 12, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
124 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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