Simonsig 2010 Tiara Red (Stellenbosch)

Country: South Africa / Stellenbosch
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Winery: Simonsig / Tiara

This Cabernet-basred blend, with 13% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec, opens with intense aromas of tobacco, leather, sweet smoke, cured meat, dried fig and fruit cake. Flavors of black berry, cherry and cassis unfold on the medium-weight palate, alongside firm, muscular tannins that hold on through the lingering finish. Drink now–2016.