• 90 Points
    Veenwouden 1998 Merlot (Paarl)

    The color is opaque and the nose is tight, meaty and earthy. The mouth offers layers of bittersweet chocolate and powerful blackberries. It's a tad hedonistic and heavy, with all sorts of overflowing fruit, but isn't that what most people want in a modern red wine? ––M.S.

    — M.S. Published 4/1/2002
  • 90 Points
    Veenwouden 1998 Merlot (Paarl)

    The color is opaque and the nose is tight, meaty and earthy. The mouth offers layers of bittersweet chocolate and powerful blackberries. It's a tad hedonistic and heavy, with all sorts of overflowing fruit, but isn't that what most people want in a modern red wine? ––M.S.

    — M.S. Published 4/1/2002
  • 90 Points
    Veenwouden 1998 Merlot (Paarl)

    The color is opaque and the nose is tight, meaty and earthy. The mouth offers layers of bittersweet chocolate and powerful blackberries. It's a tad hedonistic and heavy, with all sorts of overflowing fruit, but isn't that what most people want in a modern red wine? ––M.S.

    — M.S. Published 4/1/2002
  • 90 Points
    Veenwouden 1998 Merlot (Paarl)

    The color is opaque and the nose is tight, meaty and earthy. The mouth offers layers of bittersweet chocolate and powerful blackberries. It's a tad hedonistic and heavy, with all sorts of overflowing fruit, but isn't that what most people want in a modern red wine? ––M.S.

    — M.S. Published 4/1/2002