Waterkloof Boreas 2020 Bottle size: 750ml
South Africa, Stellenbosch
R550
‘51% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 14% Petit Verdot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Whole-bunch fermented with the exception of the Cabernet Sauvignon. Matured for 27 months in 225-litre barrels, of which 10% were new, and 9,000-litre foudre. Red and black berries, rose, violet, and pencil shavings on the nose while the palate is medum-bodied with great clarity of fruit, acidity that kicks and mouth-coating, powdery tannins. Wonderfully well defined without being at all forceful. Alc: 14%.’ – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 96/100
‘"A wine we’ve always wanted to make" is how Nadia Langenegger describes this beautifully balanced, refined Stellenbosch cuvée of Merlot with 33% Cabernet Franc, 19% Petit Verdot and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fresh, floral and detailed, it has sculpted tannins, capsicum, red berry and blackcurrant flavours, rose petal top notes and stylish, deftly judged 10% new oak. 2024-30’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2024, 94/100
‘"A wine we’ve always wanted to make" is how Nadia Langenegger describes this beautifully balanced, refined Stellenbosch cuvée of Merlot with 33% Cabernet Franc, 19% Petit Verdot and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fresh, floral and detailed, it has sculpted tannins, capsicum, red berry and blackcurrant flavours, rose petal top notes and stylish, deftly judged 10% new oak. 2024-30’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2024, 94/100
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Winemaker | Nadia Barnard |
| Alcohol | 14% |
| Body | Medium to full-bodied |
| Blend information | 51% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 14% Petit Verdot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Drink to | Drink or cellar |
| Variety | Blend |
| Rating | CE 96 |
| Producer information | Waterkloof are unassumingly elegant and sophisticated in their organic and regenerative approach to farming and winemaking. The Somerset West estate places a strong emphasis on minimal intervention and gentle handling to preserve the natural 'circle of life' in all areas on the farm, and this is reflected in their wines, which show a commonality of sophisticated restraint. Their white wines are particularly food-friendly and have received high acclaim internationally from critics such as Jamie Goode and the Independent Wine Review. |
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COLLECTION (Cape Town only):
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CELLARING:
Wine Cellar offers professional wine storage at our premises in Cape Town. If you are not an existing cellaring client, please view our rates and set up an account by visiting our cellaring page.
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