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90
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Southbrook has always made wines that age well. This excellent example from a ripe vintage in a warm sub-region of Niagara is just coming into its own. Very generous nose, with floral blueberry fruit amid mocha, pine cone, leather and graphite–pencil lead mindful of Bordeaux. Medium-full bodied, firm but not austere, with excellent length. Now to 2011 with roast beef and stew. www.southbrook.com.
- Price:
- $32.15
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage:
- 2002
- Region:
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
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