ON-403618

The Mentors Shiraz 2012, Wo Paarl

Shiraz Shiraz
Coastal Region, South Africa

$25.75 (403618)

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90 pts
5
February 04, 2017

Critic Reviews (4)

Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Impressive depth here with a distinctive character of smoky mushroom and tobacco. Revealing, generous with great...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Here's a big, meaty, briny powerful shiraz loaded with mincemeat, blackcurrant jam, pepper, capers and leather. It's...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

The Mentors is a brawny but stylish take on shiraz with big Paarl bones and soil dug into its depths. Plenty of...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Subdued aromatically, but full and fleshy on the palate, until hard, mouth-puckering tannins appear on the finish....

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Community Reviews (1)

Michael Loken
Michael Loken

This wine shows really smooth on the palette with an array of concentrated dark fruit flavours. The wine remains elegant and really well constructed despite the obvious power and very long length. Worth the money.

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