Le Riche Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 91 Points

Le Riche Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 91 Points


Medium clear, bright, ruby red with slight purple rim, high concentration, high viscosity, no gas or sediment.

Clean, high intensity, textbook Cabernet fruit purity, blackcurrant, cassis, blueberries, ripe plums, earthy loamy note, complex oaking, lending vanilla, cedarwood, tobacco, this is so seductive! “aromatics”, very Pauillac like.

Dry, medium plus acidity, high alcohol though (14.5%), medium plus ripe tannins, blackcurrant, cassis follows through, stony liqueur.

Complex, broad mouth feels, yet retain an impressive precision, freshness and ripe in textured, smoky, savoury black olives note, medium plus length and medium plus complexity.

This is by far and not only Stellenbosch, but South Africa’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon, fantastic now, but will cellar well until 2021.