Jan de Weerd

9.5

Kanonkop knows Pinotage and they are experts at creating a Pinotage that can age for 20-30 years. You wouldn’t necessarily expect that for a grape that is a a crossing between a Pinot Noir and a Hermitage (an old name for Cinsault). This one was 13 years old and we still had to tame it down when it came out of the bottle. After about an hour of decanting the oak flavors of rich cigar and leather had well integrated with the earthy dark red, almost jammy, fruit. A full bodied, complex wine with lingering finish was created that disappeared way too fast. Follow us on www.spokenwines.com with an upcoming story about a winery that uses the Pinotage grape to make very unique rose that is out of this world. — 4 months ago

with John and Tammy

Jess

9.1

Pale gold color.
Aromas of vegetal, citrus.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, toasted brioche, nuts, mineral finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 5 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

This is a BIG Pinot. Big, fruit dominated nose, with a little herbal spice on the back end, with hints of black olive and rose permeating throughout. Big palate and body, with an herbal, hay or thyme palate, tannic, with a salinity that’s prominent, with black olive, some tar, and even a smokiness hitting the end, with dark cherry, plum, and a peppery spice showing up loud on the palate. Really good entry to South African Pinot. — 8 months ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Honey'd pears and apples with crisp clarity and also some texture going down as the best deal in town forever and always... — 10 months ago

Peter Stern

9.0

Excellent flavor, reasonable price. — 5 years ago

Adam

9.2

Splendido! — 5 years ago

Stephen Madarasz

9.0

Superb Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp and clean with a subtle grapefruit finish. Just delicious and a bargain at about $11 a bottle. — 7 years ago

Muriu Kinuthia

9.0

Really liked this one. — 8 years ago

Parag Lalit

9.8

Very, very solid Chenin. Eben Sadie is doing wonders in S Africa. — 10 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

9.6

Excellent! — 11 years ago

Seaview

9.2

Go to house wine ! — 4 months ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Not exciting, but holding well. — 4 months ago

Jason Keefer

9.0

Plum and fresh apricot, dry with a bit of chalkiness. Wonderfully refreshing! Does need time to open up though. — 6 months ago

with Natasha

Diane Helman

10

White. With Mel Jenkins, Meagan, Amanda Anderson, And Amiee — 9 months ago

Peter Coulthard

9.0

NW. Decent enough red if somewhat underwhelmed. Relatively light. Good drinkability. — a year ago

Jeff

9.0

Strawberry and raspberry flavors melding with a sliver of minerality and the right touch of acidity bringing on a nice finish. 66% pink and 34% chardonnay — 3 years ago

E Siodmak

9.0

Really good, paid $8. Bought a couple bottles January 2019, need to get more. — 5 years ago

with Miranda

Patty Jakeway

9.9

OMG!! This 2012 is superb! Very berry and smooth. Eating w/ blackberries only enhanced the deep flavor. Going to stock up on this one ! — 8 years ago

J B

9.2

Best white we have had in a long — 8 years ago

Jonathan Strout

9.2

@ Bear in Boots - Falmouth, MA — 10 years ago

heidi schlegel

9.9

Absolute delight. Fruit and lemon balanced by tannins. Silky. — 4 months ago

James Cooper

9.0

She wasn’t bad! — 5 months ago

Sean Burke

9.3

Diana loved, a compromise between big reds for Sean and Pinots for Diana, at San ysidro — 6 months ago

Sam Friedland

9.1

A remarkable wine. Still some tannins and acidity, and great red color. — 9 months ago

Alan Hyde

9.0

Juicy and sharp — 9 months ago

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9.1

Brilliant silver-straw. Lime zest, honeysuckle, succulent herbs and chalky minerals on the incisive nose. Dry, tightly focused and lithe on the palate, offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors that reveal a hint of waxiness and a refreshingly bitter quinine note. Shows a delicate touch and finishes clean, nervy and quite long, with resonating mineral character and a hint of lemon thyme. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, July 2021)
— 3 years ago

Oleg Suslov

10

Хорошо сбалансированное вино. Сложное и элегантное. Черная смородина, вишневые листья, кофе. Чувствуется приятная сладость. Вино насыщенное, послевкусие продолжительное. Хорошо декантировать - 2008 г. — 7 years ago

Ove Gustafsson

9.3

Generous fruit, plums, blackberries and vanilla. With savory spice notes and a well masked but helpful acidity. This wine is like candy but not in a boring way. — 8 years ago

Nina Zie

9.0

Agree with others that it is a great BBQ wine. On its own though, a few of us found it too sweet for our liking. — 9 years ago

Michael Sager-Wilde

Owner Sager + Wilde

10

Blinded another wino and response was premier cru white Burg. Not bad Eben... — 10 years ago