2015 Reyneke Reserve Red
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The 2015 Reserve Red has a vivacious peppermint bouquet that bursts from the glass, almost overwhelming with a potent floral/potpourri element. The palate is medium-bodied with powerful black fruit, a burly and dense Syrah, yet for me, just missing a bit of grace and refinement. This feels unusually heady for this cuvée and this might be down to the bottle. Tasted blind at the 10-Year-On horizontal in London.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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100% Syrah, the nose is focused with a firm mineral backbone. The nose of the 2015 Reserve Red is focused with dusty blackberries, black pepper and dusty florals. The palate is clean and has good mineral tension and translates seamlessly over the midpalate with black fruits and spices. The finish is precise and long and has a firm tannic grip on the backend. This is an impressive wine!
The 2015 Reyneke Reserve saw 35% of the grapes foot-trodden in concrete tanks (to avoid carbonic fermentation) and the rest destemmed into the tank. The wine was settled for two days and then racked to second-fill barrels and left for 20 months. The best barrels were chosen and racked to tank, after which the wine was bottled. It has a perfumed bouquet with iris- and violet-infused black fruit, white pepper and a touch of star anise; blue fruit emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin. There is very good density and finely tuned acidity here, the second half quite dense and broody yet still fresh and detailed, leading to a stony, cracked black pepper finish with a hint of Provençal herbs. Superb.