2021 Babylonstoren 'Nebukandnesar' Red Blend Western Cape

Winemaker Notes:  Deep, saturated dark ruby colour. Intriguing fragrance of violets and thyme, intense blackcurrant and underlying cigarbox. Superbly crafted with a good balance of vibrant multilayered dark red fruits supported by tight, wellhoned tannins. Handles the oak effortlessly. Opulent yet sophisticated with a long, compelling finish. Satisfying now, but with time will develop and unfold its many treasures.

Our flagship Bordeaux blend is set to be a classic. All the wines were made separately and matured in new French oak barrels for 23 months. Then the blend was made up and left in a tank for a month (to marry) before being bottled and matured for five months prior to release. 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot, and 5% Malbec.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "A blend of about half Cabernet Sauvignon with a quarter Merlot and splashes of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, the 2021Nebukadnesar is big, bold and juicy in the glass. It's bursting with aromas of oak and baking spices. Elegant floral notes, turned earth, graphite and seductive notions of dark red and black fruit tones waft from the glass. Full-bodied, generously layered and complex, it’s a bigboy that will need some time to find its cadence and will benefit from another two years in the bottle. With fi ne-grained tannins and an intensely long finish, this vintage should age beautifully. If you give it the time, your patience will be rewarded. Just over 33,000 bottles were produced. Nicely done, I want more!"