Botmaskop, Delaire Graff Estate 2021
Stellenbosch Bordeaux blend: cassis and liquorice over fine, structured tannins from sixteen months in oak.
Tim Atkin MW 94; James Suckling 92; Wine Spectator 91; JancisRobinson.com 89; Decanter World Wine Awards 95 points, Gold (2024)
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Why this wine
Botmaskop is the Bordeaux blend Delaire Graff builds its reds around — four varieties, four weeks of extended skin contact on the Cabernet Sauvignon and sixteen months in French oak, all from mountain vineyards above the Banghoek Valley. The small berries of 2021 concentrated it without coarsening the tannins. It is the classical Cape Cabernet blend done with restraint.
At a glance
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon 54%, Cabernet Franc 27%, Petit Verdot 11%, Merlot 8%
- Region
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Alcohol
- 14.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Short (3-5 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Cheese, Barbecue