Boekenhoutskloof, Cabernet Sauvignon
Boekenhoutskloof · Coastal Region › South Africa
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
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9
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Taster #0281
· Oct 2, 2025
94/100
In a perfect spot!
2014 vintage
Taster #3852
· Jun 7, 2023
94/100
A beautiful bottle. Brilliant and powerful, loved it!
2014 vintage
Taster #2752
· Feb 26, 2023
Dense, inky, red blood colour. Attractive nose of musk, pencil and a bit of leather. Rounded mouthfeel - flavours of musk, menthol, cranberry and graphite. Medium to long finish. Drinking really well. Beautiful bottle.
2014 vintage
Taster #6505
· Nov 7, 2021
90/100
Dark ox-blood in color, full bodied. Meaty nose. Iodine. Lots of wet wool and some stones Dry, tannin. Some vegetative notes. Grippy. Nice but not as nice as the last bottle. Rob visiting...
2014 vintage
Taster #8096
· Dec 24, 2020
93/100
fery fine structure, elegant and complex, nice acidity and smooth tannins. long harmonic finish
2014 vintage
Taster #0321
· Nov 3, 2020
92/100
Opens up well after a couple of hours in the bottle, typical cabernet notes of dark berry, cassis, cedar and pencil lead on the nose, balanced, with restrained weightiness and smooth mouthfeel, tense tannin, dark flavors of berry, mint, tobacco, gravel and anise, Margaux vibes, pleasant match with rib-eye steak, lots of cellar potential
2014 vintage
Taster #6505
· Mar 19, 2020
92/100
Opened, decanted and drank over eight hours. Ox-blood in color, full bodied. Classic cab nose. Pencil shavings, some dark fruit, leather hints, and a touch of black licorice. Soft, smooth, well balanced. Longish finish. Tastes like the nose. WOW! This wine punches way above its weight class. Great QPR. Drinking perfectly now. Case worthy. Smoked a Drew Estate Liga No. 9
2014 vintage
Taster #2936
· Jan 11, 2019
Serious wine - it just needs time to really flower out and show its potential. Right now it is approachable but there is a lot of material that is packed down in there. Black fruit punched through with nice green notes of cabernet that snap the wine into a more upright position; then a wave of aniseed and violet. The temptations with these SA wines is to drink them too young; they really do need to be treated with the …
2014 vintage
Taster #9662
· Dec 4, 2017
Great nose - classic cab herbal nuances but the pinnacle of perfect ripeness; silky entry, very finely managed tannins. Great flavour, lovely richness. Cool and fresh but not green at all. Excellent.
2014 vintage
Taster #8044
· Apr 24, 2017
91/100
Solera Trade Tasting (Stockholm, Sweden) : @Solera sortimentsprovning, Stockholm
2014 vintage
Taster #8227
· Jun 22, 2016
Very green nose with strong herbal elements on first pour. It opened up a little over the course of 30 minutes of swirling in the glass but the nose continued to show green. Palate had some decent interest and complexity and was a decently well made wine. I found the greenness a little off putting. Would not buy.
2014 vintage
Taster #9573
· Nov 23, 2012
91/100
Boekenhoutskloof Winemakers dinner. (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands) : Classical bouquet with dark berries, cassis and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Same on the palate, good acidity and beautifully soft tannin as well as a pleasant touch of oak.
1998 vintage
Taster #0663
· Dec 25, 2011
91/100
Outstanding beautiful nose with blackberry Notes. The palate has a lovely balance - there is lots of structure behind ths to ensure no flabbiness but overall it is supple and lithe. A joy to have a 5* wine when it's latest incarnation received a similar accolade
1998 vintage