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Jardin Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 "The Long Fuse"

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Nice hue with some intensity in the heavy, dark burgundy color with aromas of  green, green green, vegetal bouquet some "bottle stink" and hidden under it all is a touch of fruit.

Palate-- Better than expected in light of the bouquet, but not great. Hefty presence with a thickish texture which is quite nice, a big beam of dark fruit but it is overwhelmed by the green pepper/vegetal foundation.  It seemed to  be balancing out as it breathed.

The get a grip factor here is that I paid $8 for it and for that it's ok.

Many years ago I had high hopes for S. African Cabernet as I was finding some real potential in the wines and then something changed and they turned to crap for the most part. In fairness, I abandoned spending my hard earned money on hoping for the best and stopped buying them. So it is been a long time since I have had any until this one.


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