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| JOHN X MERRIMAN 2016 WO Stellenbosch |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
RUSTENBERG |
| Assessed from a bottle purchased at the LCBO. Extremely deep intense purple colour. Very attractive, intense, rather complex, slightly spicy, warm, ripe. plummy, black cherry nose with some minerally, gently cedary notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, gently cedary, harmonious, slightly spicy, warm, ripe, intense, plum-cherry-cassis flavours with a somewhat lifted, slightly earthy, lingering, complex finish. This totally new blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc (no Malbec) has 14.5% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number 306-17 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Not to be missed |
CSPC |
707323 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Woo Win |
| Country |
South Africa |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Delicious, Ripe, Well Structured |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Crop levels were down 50% because of the fire damage on the Simonsberg in 2016, a year when Rustenberg made no Peter Barlow, but this is still an impressive Bordeaux blend with notes of mint, cassis and forest floor, a touch of green tea and a balanced, stylishly oaked finish. 2020-25. Score - 93 (timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2019) |
Price |
$ 24.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 31, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
120 (12 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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