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2005 Rustenberg Wines Roussanne Stellenbosch
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2005 Rustenberg Wines Roussanne Stellenbosch

Producer: Rustenberg Wines
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Roussanne
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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88 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2007

($30; fermented in old barrels with no skin contact) Aromas of dried apricot, peach, hazelnut, cardamom and nutmeg. Round, broad and rich, with subtle, mellow flavors of peach, hazelnut and gingery spices. Quite silky on the back end. Made in a more oxidative manner-but with no malolactic fermentation-than the fruitier 2004, notes winemaker Adi Badenhorst. A very limited release, with just a thousand bottles made. Does it have enough verve?

87 Points | Wine Spectator

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About South Africa

South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting...
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Roussanne

Like its conventional blending partner Marsanne, Roussane is most frequently associated with the northern Rhone Valley. It joins Marsanne as the only white varieties grown in the appellations of St. Joseph, Hermitage, and Crozes-Hermitage. When blended, these two varieties produce rich, full-bodied white wines that reach their finest expression in...
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