The change in stylistic direction on the soon-to-be released 2011 vintage of Nebbiolo from Steenberg is immediately noticeable and to be applauded. Whereas the 2010 (currently selling for R220) underwent malolactic fermentation in new oak and was … [Read more...]
Poderi Aldo Conterno Colonnello 2004
April 13, 2013 by 6 Comments
A recent review of M. Marengo Barolo Brunate 2008 generated much debate about what constituted good Barolo (see here). I thought it all a bit brutish but admittedly don’t drink enough of the stuff to argue my position with any … [Read more...]
Elio Grasso Gavarini Langhe Nebbiolo 2011
March 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday a year to the day that Neil Grant, previously sommelier at Rust en Vrede, opened Burrata Restaurant at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock and by coincidence, we’d booked for dinner. “Yip, we have beaten the stats & made it to our … [Read more...]
Steenberg Nebbiolo 2009 vs. 2010
June 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
Nebbiolo might make some of the world’s great red wines when grown in its native Piedmont in the north west of Italy but does it travel? In the South African context, it is probably most closely associated with Constantia property Steenberg, which … [Read more...]
Steenberg Nebbiolo 2003 et al.
July 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
For a pretty wide spread of wine scores, check out how the Steenberg Shiraz 2008 did in this year’s Global Trader Shiraz Challenge convened by WINE magazine: I gave it 14 on the 20-point scale, Carrie Adams of Johannesburg wine retailer Norman … [Read more...]
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