-22%Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017 75cl
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This is your grown-up red. The one you open when dinner actually matters and you want something that tastes like real money without the lecture. Dark berries, a whisper of cedar and pencil shavings, tannins that grip just enough to make a steak sit up straight. It's dry, it's serious, and it's the kind of bottle that makes a Friday feel like an occasion. Order it now, we'll have it at your door before the meat's off the grill.
First sniff is blackcurrant and ripe plum, then a little cedar wood and that classy graphite-pencil-lead thing good Bordeaux blends do. Sip it and you get cassis, dark cherry and a touch of sweet spice and vanilla from the oak, all wrapped in fine-grained tannins that give your tongue a gentle squeeze and a long, savoury finish. It's full but not heavy, polished but with real backbone. Dry, structured, and clearly built by people who knew what they were doing.
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Here's the cool bit. This is a literal handshake between two famous families: the Ruperts of South Africa and the Rothschilds of France (yes, those Rothschilds). They make it at Fredericksburg, a historic farm tucked under the dramatic Simonsberg mountain in the Franschhoek valley, on land first settled back in 1690. The whole idea was to marry Old World know-how with New World energy, and the Classique is their everyday-icon Bordeaux-style blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc with a splash of Petit Verdot, aged 16 months in French oak barrels.
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- What is the price of Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017 75cl?
Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017 75cl is KSh 4,699 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017 75cl taste like?
Think blackcurrant, ripe plum and dark cherry with cedar, a little graphite and sweet vanilla-spice oak. It's dry, full-bodied and polished, with fine tannins and a long savoury finish.
- What is the ABV of Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017?
It's 14% ABV in a 750ml bottle. A proper, full-bodied dinner red.
- Is Rupert & Rothschild Classique sweet or dry?
Fully dry. The fruit is rich and ripe so it tastes generous, but there's no sweetness, just dark berries, oak and structure.
- How do I serve it?
Cool-ish, about 16 to 18°C, in a big red wine glass. Let it breathe 30 to 60 minutes (or decant) and drink it straight. No ice, no mixing.
- What food pairs with it?
Anything off the grill loves it. Nyama choma, steak, roast lamb, slow-cooked beef, or earthy stuff like mushroom risotto and aged cheese.
- Where is it from and what grapes are in it?
From the Rupert & Rothschild estate in Franschhoek, South Africa. It's a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc with a touch of Petit Verdot, aged 16 months in French oak.
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Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Rupert & Rothschild Classique 2017 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 4,699. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.