Cabernet Sauvignon Journeys end Stellenboach 2016 @waitroseandpartners Score 90 South African Cabernet Sauvignon. A balance of old and new world wines. They have been making wine here for over 350 years. You can see the sea, vines and the mountains all at the same time. This wine on the eye looks to have turned from purple to ruby. The intensity on the eye is medium, a little strange for Cabernet. Strong black fruit on the nose with a little red currant and pencil shaving coming through. The style is definitely a cross between old and new. It is more structured like Middle Aged Bordeaux with it being jammy on the tongue like some of the new world styles. The wine is developing well looking at the colour and from the flavour compounds. The wine will peek in the next three to five years. SA wines are having a lot of problems selling wine just now due to alcohol sales restrictions in south Africa @bws_brido made a good point about how important it was to back the SA wine industry. Colour 13 Aroma 21 Structure 23 Overall Quality 33 Total 90 Colour Intensity Medium Colour Ruby Aroma & Palate Blackcurrant Blackberry Black Plum Redcurrant Dried Raspberry Dried Strawberry Pencil Shavings Chocolate Structure Intensity Medium Plus Development Devolping Complexity Complex Sweetness Dry Acidity Medium Tannin Medium Plus Alcohol High Body Full Flavour Medium Plus Finish Medium Plus Quality Very Good Readiness drink now suitable for further ageing #Cabernetsauvignon #Southafricanwine #Stellenboachwine #journeysendwine #winesofscontland #glasgowwine #wine #glasgowwine #winestagram #winelover #winetasting #winesinscotland #winestudent #instawine #winenerd #winedork #winelover #vino #vin #winelife #winewinewine #winelovers #winetime🍷 (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyHnixLkQX/?igshid=2v204sxgctfl