The Blacksmith Wines

Barebones Paarl Cinsault

9.120 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
Paarl, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
Cinsault
Top Notes For
Matt Sterr

Leather, beef jerky, sulphur, dried cran-cherry.

Leather, beef jerky, sulphur, dried cran-cherry.

Feb 24th, 2021
Sondra Bernstein

Owner of the girl & the fig, the fig cafe & winebar, Author of Plats du Jours, the girl & the fig's Journey through the Seasons in Wine Country and the girl & the fig Cookbook

9.3

Lovely juicy fruit
Aromatic; skins & stems
Tasty, I want more
#rhonehaiku

Lovely juicy fruit
Aromatic; skins & stems
Tasty, I want more
#rhonehaiku

Apr 27th, 2018
Austin Hohnke

Light and slightly funky Cinsault. Unfined and unfiltered with a neat texture and only 12.5% alcohol. Bright red fruits and earth on the palate with a faint, false effervescence. Refreshing. Great on its own while super food versatile.

Light and slightly funky Cinsault. Unfined and unfiltered with a neat texture and only 12.5% alcohol. Bright red fruits and earth on the palate with a faint, false effervescence. Refreshing. Great on its own while super food versatile.

Nov 24th, 2017
Austin Hohnke

Really charming after the initial SO2 blows off.
Light, soft, crushable.

Really charming after the initial SO2 blows off.
Light, soft, crushable.

1 person found it helpfulDec 14th, 2019
Adam Knoerzer

Fun-ass juice up in here. Bright, crunchy red fruits, a little earth, and some dried herbs whispering gently on the palate. Cinsault may not be the most complex of grapes, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t among the most satisfying.

Fun-ass juice up in here. Bright, crunchy red fruits, a little earth, and some dried herbs whispering gently on the palate. Cinsault may not be the most complex of grapes, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t among the most satisfying.

1 person found it helpfulSep 17th, 2018
Alex Martin

Wild and bright. Great on its own as well as with Rad Na, steamed pork bao, and shrimp dumplings.

Wild and bright. Great on its own as well as with Rad Na, steamed pork bao, and shrimp dumplings.

Mar 13th, 2021
Kiran Patel

Juicy begins with herbal/floral undertones

Juicy begins with herbal/floral undertones

Jan 22nd, 2020
romo

The Find for Saturday. S. Africa stainless.

The Find for Saturday. S. Africa stainless.

Apr 30th, 2018
Marisa Reisman

Light body, fruity with some toasted marshmallow. Boujalais style

Light body, fruity with some toasted marshmallow. Boujalais style

Oct 9th, 2016
JeremyC

Tasty porch pounder kind of wine that had something aromatically questionable perhaps. 12.5alc made it acceptable to take the whole thing down in 1 sitting. Whole cluster cinsault from dry farmed bush vines in Paarl. No oak. Curious to track down their other wines. KL.

Tasty porch pounder kind of wine that had something aromatically questionable perhaps. 12.5alc made it acceptable to take the whole thing down in 1 sitting. Whole cluster cinsault from dry farmed bush vines in Paarl. No oak. Curious to track down their other wines. KL.

Sep 24th, 2017