Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Clearly Cab led (52%), which the name implies: more austere, imposing than the Series M, though influential 35% Merlot adds sweet-fruited mid-palate flesh. '04 has a serious tannin grip but also verve and freshness to balance the riper style, ensuring ageing potential. Seasoned with Cabernet Franc and Malbec (9/4%). Seamlessly polished by 19 months in ±70% new barriques. IWC gold.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2007, 4.5*

'Series C is the Cabernet-dominated version of a wine that brings together the winemaking talents of California winemaker Zelma Long and her viticulturist husband Phil Freese, along with Warwick Estate's Mike Ratcliffe and San Francisco-based importer Bartholemew Broadbent. Coffee, chocolate and dark berry fruits dominate this brooding wine that shows intensity and power. Yet it never becomes heavy or overripe-here there is a good sense of balance that lifts the wine, especially in the aftertaste.' - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 94/100 (Nov 2006)