Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Fleshy and muscular, with lots of crushed plum, currant preserve and fig paste notes laid over bittersweet cocoa, graphite and espresso hints. There's a long, rock-solid finish. Drink now through 2012.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (Mar 2009)

'Bright medium ruby. Expressive aromas of cassis, licorice, mint and graphite. Then a bit less New World in the mouth, with a restrained sweetness and considerable subtlety to the flavors of cassis, leather, licorice and cedar. Seamless and broad as in past vintages, but less chunky and a bit more delineated. Finishes with firm tannins and lingering sweetness.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 90/100 (Mar 2009)

'Regal Cape cab from parsimonious 1kg fruit/vine. 05 sublime: tobacco whiffs & cassis sewn into dense, tense structure; fantastic grip rides 15% alc. 14% merlot, 23 mths Fr oak, 5% Am, 40% new.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2008, 4.5*