09 Saturday Sep 2023
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Medium lemon colored with high viscosity (14% ABV). The nose has aromas of yuzu, lanolin, melon, wool and spring flowers. The palate is dry with a touch of bitterness, medium (+) acidity and a full body. It’s a rich mouthfeel that delivers tropical citrus, melon some minerality and that telltale wool note. It carries to a long finish and will pair beautifully with Shrimp Scampi. Drink till 2027. 91 points and for $18 it’s a 5 star effort. Salut….
02 Saturday Sep 2023
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$20, 5 stars, 90 points, coastal region, Pinotage, South Africa
Bright ruby that is nearly deep in opacity and has high viscosity (14.5% ABV). The nose reminds me of Pinotage wines I drank early on in my wine career, they had a bit of a medicinal aroma along with tar-meets-the-road. Additionally I get dark berries, black plum, brambleberry, mocha, spice box and vanilla. The palate is a dry affair with medium (+) acidity and medium tannins. The full body shows off flavors of dark fruit, black cherry and nicely integrated oak. The fruit is quite ripe and passes itself off as a touch sweet on the initial attack but I doubt there’s any RS. The finish is where it turns a touch tart, but I am loving the interesting wave of flavors that have come across. Medium length- it leaves me wanting to sip again. 90 points for this $20 bottling makes it a 5 star wine to drink till 2028. I’m pairing with chargrilled chuk, fries and a side salad. Salut….
14 Friday Apr 2023
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$8, 5 stars, 89 points, coastal region, paarl, Pinotage, South Africa
Medium ruby with a touch of garnet on the rim with a watery sheen (14% ABV). The nose has classic Pinotage aromas of ripe raspberry, red plum, creosote, blackberry, a touch of vanilla and dark red licorice. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and medium tannins. Medium bodied, I get dark red fruit flavors with the tar note I love in this varietal. Blackberry sneaks in as does some licorice, both black and dark red. The mouthfeel is a touch astringent at the back end where the finish is medium in length. Charred wood and blackberry are the two main flavors that are left. I like this wine and will pair it tonight alongside Cowboy steaks with baked spuds and grilled asparagus. 89 points from me for this $8, yes, eight bones, bottle makes it a 5 star effort. Drink this vintage till 2025. Salut….
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