Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark black fruits, smoky herb and woody pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and plum with cacao, burnt tobacco, vanilla and black pepper. Firm tannins, medium+ finish with fruit and spicy smoky oak ending. Will age a bit, 750 cases imported. — 13 days ago

Jan de Weerd

9.5

Kanonkop knows Pinotage and they are experts at creating a Pinotage that can age for 20-30 years. You wouldn’t necessarily expect that for a grape that is a a crossing between a Pinot Noir and a Hermitage (an old name for Cinsault). This one was 13 years old and we still had to tame it down when it came out of the bottle. After about an hour of decanting the oak flavors of rich cigar and leather had well integrated with the earthy dark red, almost jammy, fruit. A full bodied, complex wine with lingering finish was created that disappeared way too fast. Follow us on www.spokenwines.com with an upcoming story about a winery that uses the Pinotage grape to make very unique rose that is out of this world. — 4 months ago

with John and Tammy

Jess

9.1

Pale gold color.
Aromas of vegetal, citrus.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, toasted brioche, nuts, mineral finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 5 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Caramel, nougat, dried apricot. Rich orange amber color. Tasted side by side with the 2018 and fascinating to see the development of flavor and color. Seems like time is the major ingredient for success here. Tasted with dried mango, caramelized pecans, and Roquefort. — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2015 | chocolate, overripe plums, lots of bitters, excellent balance. One of the 101 wines to try before you die (Margaret Rand - lovely booklet) — 3 months ago

Mark Osmers

9.1

Excellent cab blend with piles of boldness and oakey richness — 4 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Wonderful Bordeaux style red blend from Sullivan. Really quite balanced at this point - tannins have receded, acid slightly there, very good fruit. — 6 months ago

Donald Williams

9.2

One of our favorite rosés. — 2 months ago

with Bonnie

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Dark ruby red color, some purple edges, with aromas of dark fruits and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with vanilla, cedar and cinnamon spice. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, cedar and spice. — 3 months ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Smooth, rounded and perfectly balanced. But there is a powerful core that slowly reveals it selves as the layers open up. Spiced dark blue fruit with fine fully integrated tannins providing structure and a soft finish. You want to hear the story of how this wines was borne in a far away place on an ancient soil? Watch Spoken Wines story on YouTube @Spoken-wines: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mLTsMOqxcSE — 4 months ago

with Tammy