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Naledi

Naledi
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Coastal Region

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: South Africa
Alcohol: 14.5% RS: .3%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$18

Naledi
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Coastal Region

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: South Africa
Alcohol: 14.5% RS: .3%
Ruby black color. Aromas and flavors of stewed prune, currants, sour blackberry, and bell pepper with a satiny, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish that shows notes of under ripe blackberry, birch branches, currants, and coffee beans with woody, drying, clunky tannins and moderate oak flavor. The grip builds as the rich, dark fruited character and luxurious oak envelopes this savory, deep black bruiser.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: stewed prune, currants, sour blackberry, and bell pepper
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of under ripe blackberry, birch branches, currants, and coffee beans
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: The grip builds as the rich, dark fruited character and luxurious oak envelopes this savory, deep black bruiser.

The Producer

Spier Wine Farm Management

The Producer

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.