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Top of the range fron Diane’s wonderful estate… Syrah 50 %, Mourvèdre 40 %, Grenache 10 %. Unfiltered. 24 months in oak barrels. Top Wine. As Diane puts it;
“Un vin d’exception tout en équilibre entre concentration et finesse. Avec sa robe sombre, son nez de fruits noirs, mûre et de groseille, et une bouche ample et fraîche.”
Red Blends
Oakey Reds
France
2012
750 ml
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Top of the range fron Diane’s wonderful estate… Syrah 50 %, Mourvèdre 40 %, Grenache 10 %. Unfiltered. 24 months in oak barrels. Top Wine. As Diane puts it;
“Un vin d’exception tout en équilibre entre concentration et finesse. Avec sa robe sombre, son nez de fruits noirs, mûre et de groseille, et une bouche ample et fraîche.”
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Previous vintges recommended by Jancis Robinson: “Brilliant fruit, fine tannins…..serious build and potential.”
Selected from the best parts of the vineyard, this is a blend of Syrah, Carignan and Mourverdre. Each varietal is kept apart and aged in 500 litre oak barrels for 12 months. Only then do they decide upon the final blend. Once made, the finished wine is aged for yet another 12 months in those same barrels before bottling. Only 10% of the barrels are new wood, so there’s no “in your face ” oakiness here!
Diane only releases this wine if she feels it is up to her highest standards of quality. So, no 2002 vintage ‘ it was all sold off in bulk to the ‘négociants’. The 2003 vintage was a cracker. No 2004 vintage either; that, too, was not good enough, the 2005, 2007 and 2009s brilliant…as was the 2011.
And then along came the equally scrumptious 2103, now the fab 2015. What more can I say? Drink now to 2026 (really!)
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Luscious, late harvest Semillon.
Drink now to end 2018.
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This is widely regarded as the El Nino year in South Africa. The summer was hotter and riper than normal which required some adaptation in the vineyards to ensure a quality grape harvest. Grapes were harvested earlier than normal to ensure that there was freshness in the wines. The positive aspect of the drought was a very healthy crop with good concentration. The red wines from 2017 are rich and very structured.
30% of the wine was aged in french and american oak barrels for 8 months.Spicy and dried herbs, every bit a Shiraz but with more restraint and structure than an Aussie Shiraz of the same price (in my humble opinion). Good spice and tannins make it good with food but it’s still soft enough to enjoy on its own. Maybe it’s the 15% of Petit Verdot in the blend which elevates it from the norm?
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