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2011 Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block Franschhoek
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2011 Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block Franschhoek

Producer: Boekenhoutskloof
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: other red varietal
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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90(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2013

(69% shiraz, 14% grenache, 11% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cinsault and 1% viognier):  Good full medium red.  Highly aromatic nose melds blackberry, licorice, menthol and spicecake.  Sweet and supple but juicy and primary too, with harmonious acidity framing and intensifying the dark fruit and spice flavors.  A serious, youthfully aggressive midweight with substantial building, tongue-dusting tannins and a late note of balsamic nutty oak.  Already quite perfumed but in need of at least another year or two in the cellar to express itself.

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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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