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De Toren Private Cellar, Meerlust Estate and Mullineux
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About this Item
De Toren has been focused on developing and re-defining the Bordeaux concept into something uniquely South African since they acquired their first hectares in 1991. Specialising in luxurious & award-winning Bordeaux-style blends.The winery itself was nominated for best ‘New World Winery of the Year’ by Wine Enthusiast in 2011 and has established an iconic following. At De Toren the pursuit for perfection is evident in their grape selection and harvesting. They aim to ‘create an environment where vines produce flawless fruit and then guard these grapes as they are gently steered from vineyard, to cellar to bottle’.
The collection of De Toren Director's Reserve wines is a very rare selection of limited-edition wines, only released in years regarded as an extraordinary vintage. These handcrafted wines are truly exceptional, and only produced in years during which the continuous quest for absolute perfection, has reached its pinnacle. The wines from this exclusive collection, and these specific vintages, showed true greatness of remarkable complexity and elegance.
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2009
'Big wine, showing the vintage’s structure, concentration and intensity. Cabernet in the driving seat with dark fruit, graphite and mint. Subtle eucalypt perfume too. Fine, powdery tannins. Still an infant.' - Higgo Jacobs (Feb 2021), 95/100
A truly great vintage, offering more structure and excellent freshness. It is pure, elegant, and fine with some spice new oak still evident. Very seriously built, fine balance and great length. Drink now to 2040’ - Roland Peens (Feb 2021)
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