Robert Parker (top photo) is host to the most influential palate in the USA, if not the whole world. While mortgage maestro Bill Foley may tell the Wall Street Journal that SA vineyards are not an investment play due to an “unstable government and bad wine” certainly not all SA wine is bad, at least in Bob’s opinion. For example, Bob rates the Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Franc 2006 a stellar 94/100 with tasting note:

“The 2006 Cabernet Franc is cut from a similar cloth to the Cabernet Sauvignon with a polished, almost decadent nose that manages to retain the peppery aromatics of great Cabernet Franc with subtle hints of mocha and chestnut.