Blind Friday night tasting at home after traveling all week. This is the sixth wine of the tasting. Dark garnet red with lighter edges. Layered nose with damp forest floor and red berries. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Very well integrated with spices, dark damp earthy notes, mushrooms and blackberries. Long and lingering finish. WOTN. Drink till 2022.
Blind Friday night tasting at home after traveling all week. This is the sixth wine of the tasting. Dark garnet red with lighter edges. Layered nose with damp forest floor and red berries. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Very well integrated with spices, dark damp earthy notes, mushrooms and blackberries. Long and lingering finish. WOTN. Drink till 2022.
Apr 3rd, 2018Fourth red wine at our Annual DMV South African Wine Tasting. Medium garnet red. Aged nose with a touch of dirty cellar, forest floor and damp leaves. Medium tannins (6/10) with good acidity and medium to medium plus bodied. Layered palate with earthiness, truffles, spices and dark berries. Medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2022.
Fourth red wine at our Annual DMV South African Wine Tasting. Medium garnet red. Aged nose with a touch of dirty cellar, forest floor and damp leaves. Medium tannins (6/10) with good acidity and medium to medium plus bodied. Layered palate with earthiness, truffles, spices and dark berries. Medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2022.
Mar 5th, 2018
Great nose of cherries, cedar and earth. Attack and mid palate on point. Very little finish to speak of. A little hot and out of balance. Past its peak?
Great nose of cherries, cedar and earth. Attack and mid palate on point. Very little finish to speak of. A little hot and out of balance. Past its peak?
Feb 23rd, 2015
Paarl, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
