Stark-Conde, Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2019

92 points Wine Spectator
“This medium- to full-bodied red presents a pure beam of dark, ripe black currant fruit underscored by a streak of spicy minerals. Offers accents of vanilla bean, rose hip and orange peel, which add to this version’s expressive character. Tightly coiled and wellknit at first, this is a concentrated wine that opens nicely in the glass. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Petit Syrah and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2029.”

Jancis Robinson
“Spontaneous fermentation. Aged in 40% new oak ('we're very fussy about our oak'), all French oak, small barrels, for 20 months
A quiet nose, red-black fruit thrumming under the cover of last year’s eucalyptus leaves. And then nothing, absolutely nothing quiet about the rippling, glossy, stallion-power beauty of the fruit on the palate. Leanly muscled, not an ounce of fat, fluid power, grace. Seriously... this costs £24.99?! The purity of the fruit, which is Cab Sav within every molecule of its life, is thrilling. It's cassis dark, bay-leaf-scented, box-leaf fresh, densely woven, finely woven, peppered with paprika notes. So, so, so fresh and firecracker juiciness. There's a gypsy-wild glint of mica, a blade in the darkness, wiped on dew-wet grass, but the wine itself has an almost military discipline, every inch of beauty controlled. Saville Row, eat your heart out. 17.5/20 points. (TC)”