The wine shows black cherry and plums on the nose, while careful use of oak adds a touch of tobacco and cedar wood aromas. The ripe fruit follows on the palate, and fine tannins ensure an elegant finish.
Groot Constantia Wine Estate Merlot 2018
Region: Constantia
Country: South Africa
Closure: Natural Cork
ABV: 14.0%
Reviews
97 –
Ripe fruit. Baked pastry. Great mid-palate intensity. The wine finishes with savouriness rather than sweetness. Structural tannin.
95 –
Tobacco leaf, tomato leaf, cassis, bitter dark chocolate aromas. Fresh cassis, praline, touch of wax polish, fine grainy textures. Finishes long and sweet.
94 –
Very overt charry nose. Brooding blackberries. Big and plush with ripe blackberry fruit and good freshness. Oak slightly dominates preceedings.
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97 –
Ripe fruit. Baked pastry. Great mid-palate intensity. The wine finishes with savouriness rather than sweetness. Structural tannin.
95 –
Tobacco leaf, tomato leaf, cassis, bitter dark chocolate aromas. Fresh cassis, praline, touch of wax polish, fine grainy textures. Finishes long and sweet.
94 –
Very overt charry nose. Brooding blackberries. Big and plush with ripe blackberry fruit and good freshness. Oak slightly dominates preceedings.