Big Wave Dave

9.1

Less overtly floral than most. Smoky, almost sulphur nose. The palate is fresh qnd juicy; enough linearity and bot too flabby. — 3 years ago

Michael Fiur

10

Lunch on 05.23.2022! At Ristorante Sala Comacina. 2020 Vintage. Via bot with Luca. Slightly fruity dry wine locanda lA tirlindana — 4 years ago

Kevin Sidders

President VinConnect

9.1

Surprisingly ripe and full, with less maturity than I would have expected. Delicious, big and fun, if lacking a bot of precision. — 7 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

Ännu ett av Marelise van Rensburgs viner, som jag plockade upp nere i Sydafrika. Gamla stockar, vinifierat till 25% med hela klasar. Doftar nyponbuske, järn, gurkskal, söt frukt och söt tobak. Smakmässigt är den bärig och lätt. Ljusa bär som mogna jordgubbar och friska lingon i samspel med lakrits och viol. Finkornig tannin och farligt klunkvänlig. — 7 years ago

Chris Morrison

9.5

Absolutely Epic!

Apricot and honey on the nose. Rich and textual in the mouth.

Perfect acidity and long finish. Love it ! — 8 years ago

with Jaclyn

Richard Shin

9.1

Really liked it. Out of the bottle, has all the nice elements of an older Bordeaux. Well balanced. Ate w chicken which seemed to be a good pairing. Not sure if it's a good stand alone wine. But very good w food. Bot a case. — 9 years ago

Nesim Bekalti

9.5

Plum, ripe cherry, geranium, raw meat, dry leaves, dusty earth, chicory, baking spice, chalky grippy tannins, m+(1 glass left in bot.) acid, long finish. Needs time. After 3 days una bomba! Interesting to see what it would have been — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Pure nose. Berries and so juicy and lean. Spice. Great nose. Good concentration and purity. Lovely cool climate vibe. good structure — 3 years ago

Susan Stribling

8.9

Crisp, minerals and stone fruit. Good on a warm afternoon at an al fresco bush lunch in Botswana. Selinda Camp — 5 years ago

Lawrence Asrikin

9.3

Aged rather beautifully in my wine fridge over the past couple of years. Not much fruit and floral notes on the nose. A bot of wax and leather on the nose. Some dried fruits on the palate with soft tannins. Hints of strawberry jam on the finish. No need to decant but let it sit in the glass for 15-20 mins. — 7 years ago

Roger Saint-Pierre

9.0

Bot at the Vineyard...very good. — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.7

Some points of interest of this wine:

1. This is the first vintage of Abtserde.

2. At the time, slapping the name Abtserde on the label was illegal and technically still is. You see, lieu-dit labelling was disallowed in the 71' German vineyard reform. KP thought Abtserde, being an exceptional section of GL Brunnenhauschen, needed stand out on its own. With a little bit wits, he circumvented this rule by creating the wine under it's own brand, Abts E®, which we see today.

3. This was a different style of KP's wines. Huge extract, more generous, but still kept in check by mad acidity. These days, KP's wines are lighter and even more precise, but never lacking in dry extract. In short, KP's wines are getting more elegant. Still, I love them both 🤩

This is a throwback, so I'm not going to try writing the tasting notes. My notes were brief and illegible. Only thing I could read was "more bot, insane extract, acid, stone". I remember the experience well - brought by M, sourced from FB, excellent bottle, destroyed in 30 minutes along with Felix, KP, and Guy. What a night!

NB: Take the rating with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, this was an amazing wine for a difficult vintage. — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

First Rieslaner. Bit of a rarity. Quite elegant and precise for a high bot% wine. Harmonious. — 9 years ago

Matthew Davis

8.9

Fantastic bubbly, warm apple but bot sweet. — 3 years ago

with Rivka and Navin

Matt

9.3

Wow such balance here. Rich fruit, high acid, deeply mineral. Very clean for pradikat too, just a lovely hint of bot. This tastes like its 2 years old, not 13. — 6 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Impressive Chenin from Bot River — 7 years ago

Lyn Farmer

8.9

Mix of vine age up to 43 years. Stainless and Concrete
Medium lemon yellow with a hint of green. Crisp acidity with a juicy lemon and pear element and acacia and honey. Lovely roundness. From Bot River ward of Walker Bay — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Price

8.9

Slightly acidic, with soft, rounded edge. Not too dry, not too sweet. Well-balanced, tasty blend. — 8 years ago

Bo Bo

9.0

White bot red !
Ne passons pas à côté des choses simples — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

That age has certainly paid off. Silky sweetness, heaps of bot and floral characters on the nose, apples and peaches in the palate with a burnt bitter mid, mineral, robust acidic backbone. It's no wonder it was paired with Brae's iconic parsnip and apple dessert. — 9 years ago