2013 Boekenhoutskloof, The Chocolate Block, Franschhoek

Colour: Red

Vintage: 2013

Region: Coastal Region

% Alcohol: 14.99

90 ST

2013 Boekenhoutskloof, The Chocolate Block, Franschhoek

Out of stock

Tasting Notes and Scores

90 ST

(the production of this wine was down in 2013; only the Cabernet was aged in new oak): Deep ruby-red. Liqueur-like chocolatey grenache dominates the nose today, but fresher notes of cherry and violet emerge with air. A lovely spicy, southern-style wine with medium weight and nicely integrated acidity (3.8 pH); really nothing overripe about this wine. Finishes juicy and firmly tannic, spreading out to saturate the palate without leaving any impression of excess weight.

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

2015-06-18