Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2010 Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Sauvignon is a serious wine that competes well amongst heralded international players—Bordeaux, the Napa Valley and others. When I tasted the wine, that was where my palate immediately went. The wine's impressive blackcurrant notes are wrapped nicely in a sweet oak. Drinking well now (Tasted: August 11, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
Features mature edges but remains sufficiently deep, with a strong core of steeped plum, black currant and blackberry fruit that has melded nicely with the tobacco leaf, smoldering charcoal and singed juniper notes. The long finish lets the fruit and wood details mull together. Drink now through 2020.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Originally named Franschhoek meaning the “French Corner” because it was home to the influx of French Huguenots, today the valley contains many historic cellars and is an important tourist location because of its proximity to Cape Town.
This valley falls to the southeast of Paarl and is enclosed on three sides by towering mountains. Streams from the slopes flow down to the valley floor, converging to form the Berg River. The area excels in the production of full-bodied reds.