Fort Ross Vineyard Pinotage

Fabulously surprising! This wine is one of those warm robust bear humans who wraps you in a hug that doesn’t smother you, it frees you. It’s fresh. Oodles of dark berries and plums plus vanilla and a very herbal earthy thing and something like leather. So very very good.

Who knew Sonoma could do Pinotage. All the typical characters of the varietal but with an additional California sun fruit core. Yum!

Rich, textured, herbaceous. No idea what pinotage is “supposed” to taste like, but this is a lovely wine.

I’ve said it before, but this is consistently the best American pinotage.

2010 - Been sitting on this one for a few years. Xmas dinner starter. Lovely, and light.

Yup Pinotage from Cali. Had to try it. On sale at K&L. Smoked meat, blueberries, cherries. Blind I wouldn't have gone pinotage....it was a good wine but the fruit and acid were a hair out of balance. Curious to try a younger version.

As far as I am concerned, this is the world's best Pinotage. It has that asphalt thing that turns so many people off, but I love it. In a great place and no hurry to drink the others.

Super pretty pinotage. Floral, black and blue fruits, licorice. NO burnt rubber :)

Can't stand this grape or this wine - a formaldehyde bitter aftertaste always rises to the top

Varietally correct, way too young at this stage but great potential.