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2009 A.A. Badenhorst Red Wine Swartland
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2009 A.A. Badenhorst Red Wine Swartland

Producer: A.A. Badenhorst
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Rhone Blend
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2013

(66% shiraz, 16% mourvedre, 14% grenache and 4% cinsault):  Good full ruby-red.  Highly complex, savory nose combines black raspberry, minerals, herbs, spices, dark chocolate and black olive.  Plush, broad, saline and dry, with deep, mouthfilling flavors of raspberry, black olive, wild herbs and mocha.  A wonderfully tactile, ripe blend with smooth tannins and lingering flavors of sexy red berries, pepper, herbs and spices.  A superb showing.

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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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