Swartland, South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon

Swartland, South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon:
Can you get a decent kosher wine at this bargain price?...

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Wine Reviewed
Welnerberg Cabernet Sauvignon WO Swartland 2005 13.9% alcohol about $10

Let’s start by quoting the marketing materials. Tasting Note: Opaque garnet in appearance, the nose suggests intense candied cassis, cherry, and floral. Full-bodied, the attack is soft and fruity and the finish reveals some astringency. And now for my review.


At the first sips I found the wine chewy, long, and well-balanced. The initial meal was thin yellow peppers stuffed with a delicious mixture of ground turkey, rice, garlic, onion, cumin, and allspice on a boiled, sliced potato base. The wine’s dominant taste was blueberry, not enough for a blueberry wine, but definitely blueberry, oaky blueberry.

This review of a Kosher South African Cabernet Sauvignon continues on my website.