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Interesting wine from #southafricanwine#southafrica but #pinotage is an invader grape and it permiates through this blend too much in my opinion. And yet interesting invention and has freshness and texture
Interesting wine from #southafricanwine#southafrica but #pinotage is an invader grape and it permiates through this blend too much in my opinion. And yet interesting invention and has freshness and texture
This is their entry level red and made to be an everyday wine. It drinks well early with a half-hour decant. 2017 is one of the better overall vintages on the Western Cape.
The nose shows dark expresso style fruits with a bit of rubber toy. Blackberries, dark cherries, blue fruits, strawberries & some plum notes and red & dark florals.
The body is full with grainy, cocoa dry tannins. Blackberries, dark cherries, blue fruits, strawberries, some plum notes and red & dark florals. Nice acidity and a round easy drinking finish.
Photos of; their tasting bar, concrete temp controlled open top fermenters (if they weren’t as deep as they are and contained temperature coils, you might think they are Lagares like they use in the Douro Valley), tasting room goodies and the mountain view outside their Cellar Door.
This is their entry level red and made to be an everyday wine. It drinks well early with a half-hour decant. 2017 is one of the better overall vintages on the Western Cape.
The nose shows dark expresso style fruits with a bit of rubber toy. Blackberries, dark cherries, blue fruits, strawberries & some plum notes and red & dark florals.
The body is full with grainy, cocoa dry tannins. Blackberries, dark cherries, blue fruits, strawberries, some plum notes and red & dark florals. Nice acidity and a round easy drinking finish.
Photos of; their tasting bar, concrete temp controlled open top fermenters (if they weren’t as deep as they are and contained temperature coils, you might think they are Lagares like they use in the Douro Valley), tasting room goodies and the mountain view outside their Cellar Door.
Red cranberry. All fruit and berries, earth and spice. The oak is integrated nicely. M acid, body and front tannin. Black cherry, plum, and chocolate. Needs a little time.
Red cranberry. All fruit and berries, earth and spice. The oak is integrated nicely. M acid, body and front tannin. Black cherry, plum, and chocolate. Needs a little time.
Medium garnet; medium intensity aromas of black fruit, baking spices, vanilla, beef jerky; dry, medium acid, medium tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; classic style
Medium garnet; medium intensity aromas of black fruit, baking spices, vanilla, beef jerky; dry, medium acid, medium tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; classic style
Get ready for smoked wood chips. After that comes the weird vegetation that I always associate with S Africa: brambly, dirty fruit that just makes me think untrained bush vines combined with some stems in the crush (the alcohol pushes through a bit too). The palette displays that same smoked wood up front, with the brambled fruit to follow. Also notes of ink, earth and a funky spice I can’t quite nail down. It’s a different kind of experience, but worth trying for yourself. Definitely a food wine, and refined tannins for such a young wine.
Get ready for smoked wood chips. After that comes the weird vegetation that I always associate with S Africa: brambly, dirty fruit that just makes me think untrained bush vines combined with some stems in the crush (the alcohol pushes through a bit too). The palette displays that same smoked wood up front, with the brambled fruit to follow. Also notes of ink, earth and a funky spice I can’t quite nail down. It’s a different kind of experience, but worth trying for yourself. Definitely a food wine, and refined tannins for such a young wine.
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
