This wine is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot. The wine spent 18 months in oak of which 95% was new French and the rest American oak; 64% of the American oak was new.
This is yet another red wine from South Africa with burnt rubber notes.
Colour : Deep dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Herbs, blackcurrant, plums, tobacco, smoke
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, burnt rubber, coffee, fruity
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 149 SEK
Mark : C
Website : Simonsig
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
TN : Simonsig Tiara 2006, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 20:48
Labels: Tasting Note
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