Vanessa

9.1

We were inspired to learn more about this producer – David & Nadia Sadie – a husband and wife team! 💕💕@davidandnadia

Their portfolio of delicious wines hails from the Swartland District of South Africa, often featuring Southern Rhône varieties, which are well-adapted to the sun-drenched, arid climate of Swartland. 🇿🇦 The climate naturally supports their dry and organic farming practices, both considered factors in growing quality fruit (e.g., lower yields, more concentrated berries), while also being environmentally conscientious. 🍇

This particular wine – Elpidios 2019 – is made with a blend of 38% Grenache Noir, 36% Syrah, 10% Pinotage, 9% Carignan & 7% Cinsault. Not only is it a blend of varieties, but also a blend of fermentation and maturation techniques, using some vessels made of concrete, others made of neutral oak (variable sizes), offering balance, depth, and texture (not oakiness). 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

In the winery, they prefer a lower intervention approach with all of these aforementioned choices designed to promote an unadulterated, pure expression from the vineyard sites and soil types that bore their fruit.🌱🌱

Before serving, we gave this medium-bodied, ruby-hued wine a slight chill; as it warms up, layered aromas and flavors emerge from the glass offering notes of ripe black cherry, blackberry bramble, boysenberry, raspberry, red plum, red cherry, rose, black licorice, anise seed, clove, cardamom, leather, delicate peppery and cured meat, next to wet earth. 🍷🍷

This wine gracefully balances savory and sweet characteristics, with refreshing acidity that adds lift and creates tension with the juicy, ripe fruit notes.💯💯

David & Nadia, Elpidios, Swartland (2019). ABV 14%.

Cheers to wines that offer a bridge to another place and time.

Thanks again to @dutch_wine_apprentice for first introducing us to this producer. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇿🇦🇿🇦

#davidnnadia # — a year ago

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Samantha I.

9.6

7/10/2021: Really good. — 3 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

One of my favorite breweries in the south. I know, I know, Sweetwater in Atlanta’s great and all, but Crooked Can outta Orlando is something else.

Their seasonal Oktoberfest pictured on the right hits all the right Autumn notes.

Purple Cow to the left of that has got nice açaí, blueberry, and licorice notes.

Down the line, the Pia Kawa is a perfect tart pineapple sipper.

Finally, the Mellow Step, probably the favorite of the flight, has got the perfect amount of hops balanced with a saltwater taffy mango afternote.

10 mile bike ride and flights on the West Orange Trail. Chill. — 4 years ago

"Odedi"

9.3

Dark inky in color with a short purplish rim. Not showing age at all.

Full bodied with medium acidity.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with nice complexity and mouthfeel.

Showing black currants, cooked black plums, cedar, licorice, chocolates, dark coffee, pencil lead, vanilla, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and peppercorn.

This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander valley. Elegant and smooth. Fruit forward, rich and extracted.

This 10 year old Single Vineyard is peaking now.

Wine Enthusiasts 93 points. Robert Parker 94 points.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 26 months.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$90. — a year ago

Samantha I.

9.0

7/10/2021: Not my favorite from this winery but still good. Blueberry. — 3 years ago

Samantha I.

9.2

7/10/2021: Really good. Said it was peach, pear and orange but it tastes like raspberry to me! — 3 years ago

David Walser

9.3

Pleasant cab…not sure that any wine is currently being made under this label. Recommended by a friend who shared this bottle and gave me another. He thinks he paid $10-12 at a close out sale. — a year ago

Samantha I.

10

7/10/2021: Really good blackberry wine — 3 years ago

Samantha I.

9.0

7/10/2021: Also not my favorite from this winery but still good. Blueberry and blackberry. — 3 years ago

Samantha I.

10

7/10/2021: Very good. Tastes like grape juice. Nice and sweet without being sour. Named after the winery's dog! — 3 years ago