Spice Route
Chakalaka Red Blend
Swartland, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
Deep purple in color with a short reddish rim.
Pretty nose with cedar, vanilla, wild flowers, chocolates, coffee and black pepper.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black fruits with cedar, earth, herbs, black pepper, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates and tobacco leaf.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This is a tasty red blend from South Africa. Soft and smooth with nice complexity. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.
Needed 4 hours to open up properly, so be patient.
A blend of 36% Mourvedre, 22% Shiraz, 13% Carignan, 11% Grenache, 9% tannant and 9% Petite Sirah.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
Deep purple in color with a short reddish rim.
Pretty nose with cedar, vanilla, wild flowers, chocolates, coffee and black pepper.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black fruits with cedar, earth, herbs, black pepper, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates and tobacco leaf.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This is a tasty red blend from South Africa. Soft and smooth with nice complexity. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.
Needed 4 hours to open up properly, so be patient.
A blend of 36% Mourvedre, 22% Shiraz, 13% Carignan, 11% Grenache, 9% tannant and 9% Petite Sirah.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
Very satisfying Rhône blend. Full bodied, smooth, good length, spicy.
Very satisfying Rhône blend. Full bodied, smooth, good length, spicy.
Jan 16th, 2020
2016 in 11/20. 1st visit to Bacchus. 1st time seeing this retail since GCM. Throw back to the Jiko days. I was 1st American to taste the 07 vtg of it from barrel with Charl. This one has brooding dark fruits and some gently grippy tannin and a high toned fruit element. Oak stands out. T really enjoyed but I wish I wasn't AS excited to drink it and would have waited a bit. Still a little wound up and wanting time. Mrv, Shz, Car, Grn, Tan, PS. 14% $22
2016 in 11/20. 1st visit to Bacchus. 1st time seeing this retail since GCM. Throw back to the Jiko days. I was 1st American to taste the 07 vtg of it from barrel with Charl. This one has brooding dark fruits and some gently grippy tannin and a high toned fruit element. Oak stands out. T really enjoyed but I wish I wasn't AS excited to drink it and would have waited a bit. Still a little wound up and wanting time. Mrv, Shz, Car, Grn, Tan, PS. 14% $22
Nov 16th, 2020