The Peter Barlow, derives it’s name from the man who bought the property and lovingly restored it to become a South African icon in the wine industry. Being made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the oldest vineyard on the estate, the Peter Barlow is a rich, robust varietal example of the exceptional quality and ageability of Cabernet made on the Estate and in the Simonsberg region. A highly collected wine which will age gracefully under the correct cellaring conditions.
Tasting notes:
Concentrated cassis, black cherries and some herbaceousness on the nose and palate.
Review:
4 ½ Stars 2019 Platter’s South African Wine Guide
Grandly gorgeous 15 (94 pts) must augment its reputation as one of the leading Cape cabs. Expensive oak notes mingle happily with dark fruit aromas & intense flavours. Well balanced & already winning, but very firm structure demands aging. Long sweet-fruited finish.
Vinous 90 points - The 2015 Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon was matured for 24 months in 64% new oak. It has more finesse and complexity than the John X Merriman, featuring blackberry, briar and bilberry fruit mixed with mint and cedar. The palate is well balanced with a grippy entry, nicely judged acidity and a lightly spiced, mint- and clove-infused finish. Again, I would have liked more precision to show through on the finish, but it is clearly Rusternberg’s best offering this vintage. (Aug 2018)
Decanter 90 points - Complex aromas of leafy black fruit, coffee and clove. Sleek elegant texture if still a little tannic, with a woody ’bite’ to balance the evident ripeness. Still young but with potential. (Nov 2018)