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2006 De Toren Z Stellenbosch
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2006 De Toren Z Stellenbosch

Producer: De Toren
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Bordeaux Blend
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2009

($30; a five-variety Bordeaux blend) Good deep red. Crushed blackberry, plum and spicecake on the nose. Rich, dense and chewy, with good cedary lift to the dark chocolate and graphite flavors. An accessible merlot-driven blend in a New Wave style but with solid structure and a nicely restrained sweetness. Finishes firm and long. A bit less wild than the last vintage I tasted.

88 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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