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Stellenbosch Pinotage
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
Pinot noir/cinsault hybrid from South Africa. soft, feminine, red fruit opening. Smoke on the finish as the wine airs out. Elegant, balanced. Great choice for large parties served with unsubstantial finger foods to please a range of wine drinkers, approachable for new world drinkers and inoffensive to more seasoned palettes.
Pinot noir/cinsault hybrid from South Africa. soft, feminine, red fruit opening. Smoke on the finish as the wine airs out. Elegant, balanced. Great choice for large parties served with unsubstantial finger foods to please a range of wine drinkers, approachable for new world drinkers and inoffensive to more seasoned palettes.
2 people found it helpfulJan 26th, 2013Nice legs. Slight bite and softer Pinotage. Good considering price!
Nice legs. Slight bite and softer Pinotage. Good considering price!
1 person found it helpfulMay 14th, 2015great for the low cost
great for the low cost
1 person found it helpfulMar 15th, 2014
Thabit needs to learn how to drink wine!
Thabit needs to learn how to drink wine!
1 person found it helpfulJan 22nd, 2014
Long after taste. Smooth, plummy and fruity... Bring back very good memories
Long after taste. Smooth, plummy and fruity... Bring back very good memories
1 person found it helpfulApr 21st, 2013Smooth with a little bit of spice. It's interesting in a good way.
Smooth with a little bit of spice. It's interesting in a good way.
1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2013
Deep purple in color with a purplish rim.
Fruity nose of sweet strawberries, cherries, candy, cooked plums, wildflowers, earth, oak, licorice, vanilla, chocolates, espresso, tobacco leaf, light vegetable notes, spices and peppercorn.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium plus acidity and gorgeous legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, currants, cranberries, forest floor, dirt, leather, espresso, vegetables, beef jerky, Indian spices and black pepper.
Nice length on the finish, with extremely soft tannins and sour strawberries.
A nice Pinotage from South Africa. This 3 year old is drinking very smoothly now. Well-balanced an enjoyable. Good sipping wine and Great with food too.
I usually like my Pinotage with more tannins, but apparently I kept it in the cellar for a year too long. Has a nice acidity that makes it interesting, though.
Not so good right out of the bottle, as it is stinky and doesn't taste good at all, but after 90 minutes it is very pleasant both on the nose and palate.
I paired it with hard cheeses and crackers.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
Deep purple in color with a purplish rim.
Fruity nose of sweet strawberries, cherries, candy, cooked plums, wildflowers, earth, oak, licorice, vanilla, chocolates, espresso, tobacco leaf, light vegetable notes, spices and peppercorn.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium plus acidity and gorgeous legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, currants, cranberries, forest floor, dirt, leather, espresso, vegetables, beef jerky, Indian spices and black pepper.
Nice length on the finish, with extremely soft tannins and sour strawberries.
A nice Pinotage from South Africa. This 3 year old is drinking very smoothly now. Well-balanced an enjoyable. Good sipping wine and Great with food too.
I usually like my Pinotage with more tannins, but apparently I kept it in the cellar for a year too long. Has a nice acidity that makes it interesting, though.
Not so good right out of the bottle, as it is stinky and doesn't taste good at all, but after 90 minutes it is very pleasant both on the nose and palate.
I paired it with hard cheeses and crackers.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
Pinotage is quite an interesting hybrid. It's definitely at times a distant cousin of Pinot Noir, but at the same, not at all related. Such an interesting nose to this one! Cocoa bean, rubber bandaid (YES, specifically the fabric like bandaids; a kind of synthetic smell that's not necessarily off-putting, more of just an identifier.), tobacco, and coffee flood the nostrils. The pallet is quite expansive, with notes of blackberries, allspice, chocolate covered coffee bean, and a rich lingering finish. It's a great option if you are wanting something different and all you drink is Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pinotage is quite an interesting hybrid. It's definitely at times a distant cousin of Pinot Noir, but at the same, not at all related. Such an interesting nose to this one! Cocoa bean, rubber bandaid (YES, specifically the fabric like bandaids; a kind of synthetic smell that's not necessarily off-putting, more of just an identifier.), tobacco, and coffee flood the nostrils. The pallet is quite expansive, with notes of blackberries, allspice, chocolate covered coffee bean, and a rich lingering finish. It's a great option if you are wanting something different and all you drink is Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Apr 15th, 2016