Seduced by a bottle of Kaapzicht Merlot

I was supposed to post a blog yesterday, but due to some bad news regarding the apartment I live in, I have lost all my inspiration to write. Even though my “muse” made me feel better, I could not conjure up a topic. So I went home in a rather depressing mood.

Lo and behold, upon walking through the door, on my kitchen table was a bottle of Kaapzicht Merlot 2007… It was like walking in at the apartment with your girlfriend waiting for you in her lingerie…

I undid the foil and popped the cork with much anticipation. The wine poured from the bottle into my glass, like a burgundy silk kimono being dropped slowly to the floor. Immediately my senses were filled with ripe fresh red berries with a hint of smokiness, like cherry tobacco, with its sweet and seductive perfume. Upon tasting the wine, cherries and ripe strawberries filled my mouth with a hint of liquorish and mint. The oak integration leaves you as if you were French kissed, wanting more…

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