de Trafford 2015 Cape Winemakers Guild Perspective Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon (Stellenbosch)
Winemaker: David Trafford. A blend of 67% Merlot and 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, this opens with warm, inviting scents of mulberry, blackberry and muddled dark cherry, all hit by spicy accents of fruit cake and cocoa. The medium-weight palate offers more rich, ripe fruit flavors before transitioning to notes of black fruit skin, woodspice and an earthy, graphite-like minerality that flashes vibrantly on the enduring finish. Well balanced, layered and complex, this will only continue to improve as it evolves. Drink 2020–2025. Lauren Buzzeo
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DesignationCape Winemakers Guild Perspective
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Alcohol14.94%
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Bottle Size750 ml
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CategoryRed
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Importer1_Not Imported into US
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Date Published9/1/2017
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