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Gerard Holden

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Sadie Family

Treinspoor Swartland Tinta Barocca 2014

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

9.0

Slightly dusky in colour, un-bright, brooding, Victoria plum on nose, smoked bacon, dusty, whiff of aniseed. Smooth front mid palate dominates. Quite mono dimensional. Little finish. Moderate acidity. Interesting wine. — 8 years ago

Louis Roederer

Vintage Brut Champagne Blend 2007

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

9.1

Toasted brioche nutty nose matches lemony golden colour. Complex on palate long finish. Toasted almonds. Youthful! Slightly austere. — 8 years ago

Saronsberg

Full Circle Red Rhone Blend 2012

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

9.2

Lovely shiraz based blend! Raspberry sour cherry sasperilla on nose! Black cherries on palate. Still young. Nice wine. — 8 years ago

Cederberg

Five Generations Chenin Blanc 2013

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

8.5

Ordinary — 8 years ago

Sadie Family

Columella Liberatus Castro Bonae Spei Shiraz Blend 2013

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

8.9

2013 vintage. Very tight on nose. Some black fruit. Coarse and dry on palate. Disappointing following all the hype. — 8 years ago

Spier

Creative Block 2 Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2014

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

9.2

Cracking wine! Lemon yellow colour. Grassy asparagus flowery nose but no acidic nose. Verveine on nose.
Waxy, full bodied, long finish.
— 8 years ago

Sadie Family

Die Ouwingerdreeks Skurfberg Chenin Blanc 2014

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

8.9

Too much acid for me — 8 years ago

Famille Perrin

Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

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Gerard Holden

Gerard Holden

9.1

2012 vintage. Black cherries and dry scrub on n’ose. Velvet on palate. Finish a little short. — 8 years ago