As you may have noticed, we don’t stock a lot of red Bordeaux. Let’s not delve too deeply into the reasons why, but suffice it to say that we often find there is much better value to be found in impersonators from elsewhere. This South African Cabernet Merlot is a case in point.Everything about it suggests that great care and attention to detail has been taken, from the smart, embossed label, to the quality of the fruit itself. It's a full-bodied red, packed with rich blackcurrant, mulberry and dry bark, with 'old world' hints of tobacco leaf and cedar from the oak ageing, lifted by the scent of elderflower. You would wear the soles of your boots very thin wandering around Bordeaux in search of anything close to this sort of value 13.5% alc. Drink now-2029.