Rosendal Reserve Hilltop Western Cape Shiraz 2009 87 Points

Rosendal Reserve Hilltop Western Cape Shiraz 2009 87 Points

Ruby red with slight purple rim.

Clean, high intensity, showy profile with ripe to over ripe dark red fruits medley, plums and mulberries, good purity, spicy and oaky core, charry with peppery spices, cinnamon and leather note.

Dry with a fairly high residual sugar, well offset by the moderate plus acidity, fresh, savory black olives, moderate tannin, lending some bite to the texture, full bodied with high alcohol of 14.1 % abv, noticeable, not table friendly, perhaps better by the fireplace, on a cold winter night! long and persistent, now until 2019+