Black Pearl Vineyards Oro 2006

88 pts Stephen Tanzer March/April 2009 - Good volume and length for the price range, finishing with rather fine-grained, ripe tannins.

Tasting Notes

Rich ruby tones, hints of clove and spices; plum, dark berries and licorice flavours are enjoyed on the palette.

Food Accompaniments

A versatile player. It’s easy to mix and match this wine to your favorite dishes; Lasagna to Beef Wellington, it can handle it all!

Awards, Reviews and other Notes

88 pts Stephen Tanzer March/April 2009
blend of cabernet and shiraz) Peppery dark fruits, licorice, herbs and bitter chocolate on the nose, along with a medicinal hint of menthol. Then surprisingly sweet on the palate, with a liqueur-like note to the black fruit flavors. Offers good volume and length for the price range, finishing with rather fine-grained, ripe tannins.

4 Stars John Platter’s Wine Guide
60 / 40 Mix, ceder intro, cab flexes muscles & shiraz adds sinew to shiraz flesh; tannic lift welcome contrast to slight sweetness.

Winemaker Notes

Phenolically ripe grapes are handpicked, cooled before a gentle crushing, open fermented in 600kg lots, hand punched down three times daily, and put into the barrel at 5 degrees Balling to finish fermentation in barrel. The wine is racked three times before bottling a year later and is further aged in bottle for at least a year before release. We feel we have a special site and our goal is to bottle what comes from the vineyard. We add only yeast and minimal sulfur to the wine. Our goal is a limited edition, terroir driven wine that is drinkable now as well as able to mature further in the bottle.

Chemical Analysis

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Alcohol %: 15%
Total Acid: 5.7
Free/Total Sulfur: 30/95
pH: 3.8
Residual Sugar: 2.7

$16.99

8106

Red Blend