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Flagstone Dragon Tree 2015
Western Cape
This is what Bruce Jack describes as his “underground revolution wine”. Inspired by a trip to Gigondas, Bruce blends four varieties to lend the wine ripe fruit power, spice and a firm structure. A cult wine with over 30 awards since its 2000 launch.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Ripe dark fruit and spice complexity with supple tannins
Aroma
Dark fruit, cigar box and mint with spicy wood notes
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Rich ruby red
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14.5% ABV
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10.88 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2021
Everything about Flagstone and its somewhat eccentric owner, Bruce Jack, is like a breath of fresh air. He is poetic in his inspiration for Dragon Tree – a trip to Gigondas in France, where he first encountered terrifically old vines and wines with striking depth and velvety texture. This is what he set about imitating. This red is a powerful blend of Cabernet, Shiraz, Pinotage and Merlot (plus a sprinkle of oddities such as Barbera, Tinta Barocca and Touriga Nacional), all from particularly rocky and quartz rich soils that lend the velvety tannic mouthfeel he was after. Aged for 15 months in oak barrels, it’s rich and weighty, and best enjoyed with strongly flavoured foods – try char-grilled steak, roast lamb or game casseroles.
For the 2014 vintage
