Louis Nel 2014 Cape Winemakers Guild Unobtainium Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz (Stellenbosch)

Country: South Africa / Cape Winemakers Guild Unobtainium
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz Stellenbosch
Winery: Louis Nel /

Winemaker: Louis Nel. This fun-named, 50-50 blend opens with lifted aromas of balsamic-drizzled blackberry, cassis and cherry, all dusted with notes of cocoa and Chinese five-spice powders. The medium-weight palate offers fine but surprisingly gripping tannins that linger endlessly on the finish. Ripe black-fruit flavors give way to final notes of mocha and pepper on the close. Drink 2019–2023.