KWV The Mentors Canvas

KWV

Other · Shiraz Blend
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92 /100
Reviews
4
professional

Vintages

1
2017 Other 92/100
Shiraz Blend
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Community Reviews

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91.8
Avg Score
92
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Taster #5392 · Nov 21, 2021
91/100
Nice complexity but with incredibly soft tannins. Aromas and flavors of raspberry, cranberry, dark chocolate, violets, pencil shavings, leather and sweet spices. Lovely herbal component on the finish. Bright and pure with vibrant acidity. Full bodied but well balanced. Quite good.
2017 vintage
Taster #0347 · Mar 14, 2021
92/100
From a below average vintage, this Syrah/Grenache dominated blend aged 18 month in new French oak is fantastic. Medium ruby fading to garnet in the glass. Robust aromatics give a clear impression of a freshly baked gingerbread house with clove, baking space, vanilla and notes of ripe, almost jammy strawberry and blackberry. Tannins are soft and plush, almost sweet. Acidity is quite fresh and alcohol very well integrated. Flavours match the nose with cinnamon, vanilla, blackberry and bittersweet chocolate. This …
2017 vintage
Taster #6164 · Mar 10, 2021
92/100
Great right out of the bottle. Black blood red. Leather nose. Oaky vanilla notes. Velvet feel. Mild tannins and quite smooth. Opens up and the taste is long. Picked up from WTSO for $20 -- exactly what I want in a red for food or drink alone. Will be a go to when I can find it.
2017 vintage
Taster #4082 · Jan 22, 2021
92/100
Very good indeed. Classic South African incarnation of GSM with a splash of Cinsault. Will age well
2017 vintage