Following on previous vintages, The Mentors Orchestra is fast setting the pace as being one of South Africa's finest and most consistent new wave Bordeaux style blends, a Cabernet Sauvignon led blend with Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, sourced from prime vineyards across the Coastal Region.
Ruby red with purple reflections towards the rim, clean, moderate plus intensity, ripe blackcurrant, cassis, plums and mulberries, bright purity of fruit, earthy, stony minerals, some classic Cabernet herbaceous note, not green, violets note with delicate layers of cedar wood, graphite and pencil shavings complexity, very left bank like.
Dry with juicy black currants and cassis follows through, crunchy, moderate plus tannins, lending a firm structure, yet with ample fruit to support development, moderate plus acidity, lively and lots of energy, savoury, hints of black olive preserves, structured full bodied with well integrated high alcohol of 14.5%, lingering.
Best served aerated at least 4 hours, now until 2025+
