Ernie Els Proprietor's Blend 2016
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
The appearance is a black core with a deeply rich hue. Notes of sweet black and blueberries dance on the nose. With time, floral aromatics are coaxed from the glass. Medium- to full-bodied, it is strewn with black fruits, exotic spice and shards of dark chocolate. Sweet, spicy oak melts into a dense, powerful, fruity and structured core. The majority Cabernet Sauvignon gives a cassis purity and salty edge, while the Shiraz component adds a meaty, savory and spicy edge. This wine is exquisitely textured and finely tuned.
Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Shiraz, 5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot
Other Vintages
2017-
Wine
Spectator -
James
Suckling
-
Wine
Spectator -
Jeb
Dunnuck -
Wine &
Spirits
-
Wilfred
Wong -
Robert
Parker
-
Wine
Spectator -
Wilfred
Wong
-
Wine
Spectator
-
Robert
Parker -
Wine
Spectator
-
Robert
Parker -
Wine
Spectator
-
Wine
Spectator -
Robert
Parker -
Wine
Enthusiast
-
Wine
Spectator
-
Wine
Spectator -
Wine
Enthusiast
As a leading South African ambassador and one of the most recognizable faces in the world of sports, Ernie Els has long demonstrated a passion for excellence. Focus, discipline and commitment have led to his extraordinary golf success. These same qualities are evident in Ernie Els Wines, a quest to produce premium wine that was born in 1999. Els naturally chose Stellenbosch, South Africa's most storied wine region, to produce his wines and brought on the award-winning Louis Strydom to oversee winemaking. In 2000, the first grapes were crushed for the inaugural vintage of Ernie Els Signature. In 2004, a 178-acre property on the slopes of Helderberg Mountain was chosen as the home of Ernie Els Wines.