86POINTS
15½/20
Stellenbosch Hills 1707 Reserve 2008
Polkadraai Hills, Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, South AfricaSmoky, meaty, prune, coffee, saddle leather, vanilla, black berry, liquorice, dried fig, savoury, barnyard aromas. Dry, full, round but acidic palate with espresso, vanilla, peppery, tobacco, cedar, prune flavours flecked with roast meat, smoky dried herbs, cassis, barnyard and bretty Band-Aid flavours. Has fruit but too tart and rustic.Tasted: 20 April 2013Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $38.00 | 750ml |
Blend: Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Petit Verdot CSPC: 642553UPC: 6008064000237