Absolute delight. Fruit and lemon balanced by tannins. Silky. — 4 months ago
Plum and fresh apricot, dry with a bit of chalkiness. Wonderfully refreshing! Does need time to open up though. — 6 months ago
Interesting wine. Very sweet almost jammy sensation at first, reminding me of a Zinfandel, but it it set my palate to the point that it became more balanced with darker dryer undernotes. It was very balanced and focused. Good acidity and fine integrated tannins, so we kept drinking it and we’re actually sad when it was all gone. — 8 months ago
Beautiful. Balanced. — 6 years ago
Pear and paw-paw, lemon pudding, pineapple spray, and lime zest form the atmosphere, riveting pine and lime interplay on landing, chalky and dusty brown touch, getting steely and framing a lemon peel and racy peach skin that recalls a Condrieu strata that keeps it very interesting indeed. #southafricanwine #cheninblanc #steen — 8 years ago
Unique dessert wine. Nose of vanilla, taste of chocolate. — 9 years ago
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
She wasn’t bad! — 4 months ago
Diana loved, a compromise between big reds for Sean and Pinots for Diana, at San ysidro — 6 months ago
A remarkable wine. Still some tannins and acidity, and great red color. — 9 months ago
Raul and I enjoyed a lot — 6 years ago
Garnet red with some bricking around the edges. Some dirty notes of the nose with a little greenery and soft dark berries in the finish. Moderate tannins (7/10) with good acidity, a little higher than expected. Mainly red berries on the palate with some savory herbs in the finish. Medium plus bodied and medium plus finish. Tastes a little older than an 09. Drink till 2018. — 7 years ago
Can't describe yet...let me finish the bottle first! (Teehee) — 9 years ago
Enjoyed with the charcuterie platter at culina #yeg Great tannin to handle all the sodium and protein. Dark and rich. Full on the palate. — 9 years ago
Swartland!! — 11 years ago
Go to house wine ! — 4 months ago
Not exciting, but holding well. — 4 months ago
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
With gabby after a long day — 7 months ago
2016 vintage — 6 years ago
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
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
Awesomely balanced SB. Medium body with good minerals and soft citrus. — 9 years ago
Excellent! — 11 years ago
Oak and vanilla with black cherry aromas. More comes body with vanilla. Very good taste and finish. 16 mo French oak. — 11 years ago
Matthew Hardenberg
Ate salmon. — 3 months ago