Anura Private Cellar Simonsberg Paarl Merlot 2009 80 Points

Anura Private Cellar Simonsberg Paarl Merlot 2009 80 Points


Clear, bright, ruby red, slight brown rim, medium plus concentration, very high viscosity, no gas or sediment.

Clean, medium plus intensity, ripe plums, dark ripe cherries, complex red berries medley, some leafy / herbaceous note, slight earthy character, brush of graphite, delicate oaking with cedar note.

Dry with medium plus tannins, medium plus acidity possibly acidified, high alcohol (14ABV), new flavors of juicy, savory cranberry note, plums, some tannic grit, the slight herbaceous note follows through, fresh, quite lean in texture, with not much mid palate stuffing, medium lenght and medium complexity, now until 2016