Middelvlei Estate Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 84+ Points

Middelvlei Estate Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2010 Cabernet from Middelvlei is without a doubt Devon Valley best kept secret, a profile reminiscent of the Le Riche cross Kanonkop Estate in their opulent vintages!

Ruby red with garnet hue and brown towards the rim.

Clean, high intensity, very ripe Cabernet profile with intense blackcurrant and cassis note, oaky, slight herbaceous note typical of the variety, earthy almost gravelly, peppery, with sweet vanillin and cedar wood with complex cigar note.

Dry with dash residual sugar, savoury with moderate acidity, fresh and savoury with moderate tannins, plush, quite polish in profile and aided by the residual sugar, delicate extraction, yet structured, very high alcohol though at 14.5% abv, full bodied, graphite complexity, long and persistent. Now until 2021+