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85
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
The four-digit LCBO number indicates Roodeberg has been around for a long time; so long, in fact, that it pre-dates the international sanctions slapped on the apartheid government in the ’80s (lifted in 1994). It’s a mid-weight Rhône-style blend, with well-integrated plum-cherry fruit, herbs, tobacco and leather. Old school but well made, smooth, sweet and sour, with dry tannin. Fairly good length. LCBO 7187
- Price:
- $13.00
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- N/A
- Vintage:
- 2005
- Region:
- Western Cape
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