Savoury, bright, spicy.
The Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux blend - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, Malbec & Petit Verdot.
It doles out oodles of black fruit, chocolate covered cherries, vanilla, espresso, licorice, vanilla and purple floral notes. The palate is supple with plenty of acidity to keep it bright. Licorice flavours dominate, layered with chocolate, fresh berries, vanilla and spice, the latter trailing on a long finish.
Decant before serving and pair with grilled meat, hearty lentil stews or aged, hard cheeses.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 31st, 2018

Fragrant, gregarious, toasted.
Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux cuvee, which is made mostly of Cabernet Sauvignon that's blended with Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere and Petit Verdot.
Always fragrant, the 2019 reels you in with deep notes of blueberries and concord grapes, vanilla, raspberry jam, cherry twizzler and cinnamon and clove aromas. The palate is supple and laden with generous fruit. It's a gregarious, mouth-filling and tooth-coating red with a long dark chocolate and espresso finish.
Decant before serving and pair with BBQ, burgers, hearty stews or hard cheeses.
©copyright 2021 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - July 21st, 2021

Savoury, pensive, toasted.
Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux cuvee, which is made mostly of Cabernet Sauvignon that's blended with Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere and Petit Verdot.
Always fragrant, the 2021 Border Vines delivers juicy red fruit notes with black cherry and toasted spice, salted licorice, vanilla, cedar and dried flowers. Black chocolate and espresso and charred spice flavours appear in the mouth. It's a pensive wine, quite restrained and savoury, but with notable freshness.
Decant before serving and pair with BBQ, burgers, hearty stews or hard cheeses.
©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 3rd, 2023

Fragrant, textural, toasted.
The Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux cuvee: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere and Petit Verdot.
A fragrant blend of purple berries, sarsaparilla, dried cherries and vanillin oak that rolls onto a tightly wound palate with purple fruit, concord grapes and spice flavours. Textural and heavy on the oak, it culminates in charred toasty flavours of coffee bean and dark carob.
Decant before serving and pair with grilled meat, hearty bean stews or aged, hard cheeses.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - December 21st, 2020

Exceptional, complex, juicy.
The Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux blend - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, Malbec & Petit Verdot.
An exceptional wine, laden with blackberries, plums, vanilla and licorice atop warm spices and savoury wild herbs at the core. It is fresh and vibrant on the palate; expressive purple fruit is melded with fine textural tannins and the finish is long, supple and spicy.
Pair with grilled meat, hearty lentil stews, or aged hard cheeses.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - August 20th, 2018