Stark-Conde Oude Nektar
Vintage: | 2016 |
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Winery: | Stark-Conde |
Description: | 96 pts Tim Atkin MW 2019 Perched at the top of Jonkershoek Valley at 590 metres Oude Nektar is one of the most spectacular vineyards in Stellenbosch and produces a wine to match. Big, bold and dense, it has a meaty, Saint Estephe quality to it combining fynbos aromas with 70% new wood and layers of dark, plush inky fruit. Stunning. 2022 – 2235. 4 ½ Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Tealeaf & hedgerow fruit mark 16 (94 pts) only the third from farm's highest vineyard (500m), wiped out by fire in 2009 & replanted. Like 15 (93 pts) controlled power, elegant & svelte. Dabs petit verdot, cab franc & malbec. Fruit assimilates 70% new oak (20 months) effortlessly. |
Price: | $ 79.99 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Southern Hemisphere Wine Center
Address: |
5973 Engineer Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 United States |
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Telephone (toll-free): | 800-504-9463 |
Telephone (regular): | 714-892-3030 |
Fax: | 714-892-6930 |
First added to 1000 Corks on October 5, 2020.