2020 | Anthonij Rupert Optima | Franschhoek Valley Counoise warm plums and Christmas cake

warm plums and Christmas cake with hints of cracked pepper

flint and praline

organically grown Gruner displays a melon and lightly citric fruit profile with an accent of stoney minerality

Intense and creamy

2020 | Anthonij Rupert Optima | Franschhoek Valley Counoise warm plums and Christmas cakeComplex bouquet of fruitcake, cedar, cocoa and a perfumed whiff of dried lavender. Broad, fleshy and succulent with all of that the nose promises being delivered on the palate. Spice sprinkled cedar with rich dark fruitcake flavour. Wonderfully soft, rounded and silky palate that shows cohesion and refinement. Impressive density and concentration that doesnt overwhelm. Nor does the oak used in the maturation of this impressive blend. Plush,