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16¾/20
Silver Heights The Summit 2015
ChinaWinemaker Gao Yuan interned at Château Calon-Ségur, then married French winemaker Thierry Courtade before they returned to settle in Ningxia, China. The couple run Silver Heights, a winery unlike many in the region, focused on quality wines. Perhaps the best is The Summit. The colour is inky black but the nose is fragrant. The blend is 65/35 cabernet sauvignon/merlot that is aged 12 months in 60 percent new French oak barrels, with the remainder is a mix of older barrels. The nose a mix of charred wood smoke and black raspberry, plummy fruit. The attack is ripe, reminiscent of sweet black cherries, dried herbs and dark chocolate. Very New World but with a sense of balance, and full marks to a finish that is more savoury than was the sweet start. This will need five years in the bottle to really settle into itself.Tasted: 23 August 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $62.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - MerlotCSPC: 120042UPC: 00626990296799
