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Declared alcohol
- Bottle 1<0.5%
- Bottle 2<0.5%
- Bottle 3<0.5%
- Bottle 4<0.49%
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Sweetness
1FreNot assessed
2LautusDry
3LuminaraNot assessed
4Magic BoxOff-dry
Body
1FreNot assessed
2LautusLight body
3LuminaraNot assessed
4Magic BoxLight body
Acidity
1FreNot assessed
2LautusModerate acidity
3LuminaraNot assessed
4Magic BoxNot assessed
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| Field | ||||
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| Taste | ||||
| Score Differs | 79/100 |
82/100 |
88/100 |
77/100 |
| Verdict | Black cherry and plum lead a rounded red with soft tannins, tart cherry, and a lightly drying grape-skin finish. | A light Western Cape red blend that keeps blackberry and plum in check, with fine tannin and a dry oak shadow — then exits sooner than you want. | Black cherry, baking spice and subtle smoke lead into juicy fruit that holds its flavor through a long, lingering finish. | Blackberry, cherry, and spice on the nose; a slightly sweet, soft berry sip with light tannin; short-medium, fruity and lightly spicy. Seventy-seven. |
| Flavor Differs | — | Blackberry, Plum, Oak, Spice, Red berry | Smoke | Blackberry, Cherry, Spice, Red berry |
| Sweetness Differs | — | Dry | — | Off-dry |
| Body Differs | — | Light body | — | Light body |
| Acidity Differs | — | Moderate acidity | — | — |
| Likeness | — | High for a nonalcoholic red: blackberry, plum, and oak stay in a wine register rather than a juice one. | — | The nose reads as red wine — blackberry, cherry, spice. The sip is softer and sweeter than that aroma, with only a light tannin to keep it in the wine register. |
| Alcohol & production | ||||
| Alcohol level Differs | <0.5% | <0.5% | <0.5% | <0.49% |
| Method Differs | Spinning cone | Spinning cone | Spinning cone | Undeclared |
| Product facts | ||||
| Origin | California, United States | Western Cape / Olifants River Valley (Vredendal), South Africa | Napa Valley, United States | Vin de France |
| Bottle size | 750 mL | 750 ml | 750 ml bottle | 750 ml |
| Evidence | ||||
| Verification Differs | Producer documented | Producer documented | Producer documented | Bottle verified |
| Sources | 8 sources | 5 sources | 4 sources | 2 sources |
| Last verified | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-09 | 2026-09-25 |