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2005 Neil Ellis Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Selection Jonkershoek Valley
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2005 Neil Ellis Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Selection Jonkershoek Valley

Producer: Neil Ellis Wines
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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90(+?)? Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2009

($43) Medium ruby-red. Complex aromas of currant, smoked meat, tobacco, coffee, licorice and herbs. Structured and tightly wound, with a slight leafy austerity to the varietally accurate flavors of cassis, mint, spices and herbs. Not a sweet style but suave and serious. Finishes with firm tannins that dust the front teeth. This may well merit an even higher score if it opens out with time in bottle.

90 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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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon built its reputation on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Here, in the district of Medoc, the varietal is the key component of blended wines that also may include some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and even Malbec and Petit Verdot. Moving slightly south, Cabernet Sauvignon meets Merlot in roughly equal proportions in the red wines of Graves. In both of these Bordeaux regions, the top bottles...
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