The 2006 Tête de Cuvée or Reserve Galpin Peak Pinot Noir from Bouchard Finlayson fresh in the memory (see previous post), how would the standard label compare? Half a percentage lower in alcohol for one thing. More fruit forward, more medium … [Read more...]
Stellenrust Old Bush Vine Cinsaut 2011
June 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Scrutinise this year’s Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show results and you’ll notice a Cinsaut 2011 from Stellenrust in Stellenbosch won a silver medal in the “best niche red varieties” class. Though Cinsaut plantings have declined dramatically over … [Read more...]
Crystallum Peter Max Pinot Noir 2012
April 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
On the eve of my departure to the Loire to judge Concours Mondial du Sauvignon 2013, supper with my wife Jane at the newly opened Frères Bistro on Hans Strijdom Avenue in town. For mains, she had the sirloin with Café de Paris butter and I the pork … [Read more...]
Paul Cluver Seven Flags Pinot Noir 2010
April 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
“The environment is such that you have to up your game,” says Paul Cluver, managing director of Paul Cluver Estate Wines in Elgin, regarding the increasing number of producers coming to market with Pinot Noir. Today saw the release of the 2010 … [Read more...]
Botanica Pinot Noir 2010
April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Botanica’s Ginny Povall makes a knock-out Chenin Blanc so what particular sensibility might she bring to Pinot Noir? Her 2010 (R149 a bottle from Vino Pronto in Gardens) is from approximately 25-year-old Elgin vineyards and was matured for nine … [Read more...]
The Fledge & Co. Pinot Noir 2011
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Fledge & Co. is the own label of Margaux Nel, winemaker at family farm Boplaas and Leon Coetzee. Wine of Origin Philadelphia and only 300 bottles made. Red and black fruit and a touch of forest floor on the nose. Medium bodied with really … [Read more...]
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