Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

@Delectable Wine this is the 2015 Rijk’s Cape Winemakers Guild Pinotage.

Our first time every at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction and we will make sure to come back! (Tasting was on 9/28/18).

Thirty-fifth wine at the Friday Auction Tasting for the Cape Winemakers Guild and the twenty-third red wine. This is made up of 100% Pinotage by Pierre Wahl with fruit from Tulbagh. Aged for 22 months in a mix of new and second fill French oak barrels. Only 60 cases produced with 40 being auctioned in 2018.

Dark purplish ruby red. Some classic Pinotage notes on the nose with some smoky and savory elements, dark berries, purple flowers and slightly burnt rubber. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Big palate full of blackberries, black cherries, cedar and baking spices. Long and lingering palate with great mouthfeel. Drink till 2030.

$$$$ - Tasted at the Cape Winemakers Auction. Average bid at auction was R9,670.00 ($113.75 a bottle) a case. Highest bid was R12,600.00 ($148.21 a bottle) and lowest bid was R7,800.00 ($91.75 a bottle).

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@Severn Goodwin — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Andries Lodder

9.0

Very smooth and easy to drink! — 8 years ago

with Jonathan

Louise Perold

9.3

Yummy - Sunday lunch — 10 years ago

with Joanne

Cynthia Heinzer

9.5

Sparkling AND red. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Janet Dely

9.0

The Brut MCC is amazing but the Gewürztraminer is even better... Awesome wine estate 300 years on.. — 10 years ago

Julia van der Vink

Production Forlorn Hope Winery

9.0

Swartland character through and through — 10 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Delicious wine. Probably the best Pinotage ever tried yet — 8 years ago

Lucien Matthews

9.3

Ripe berries. Smooth blend. Nice with lasagne. Definitely worth buying more — 8 years ago

Christopher Sachs

9.1

First actual snow storm of the season? Why not prepare with a giant extracted Syrah! Unfined and unfiltered with tons of texture and structure. My palate is flooded with spices, warm dark earth, and smoked meats! Warms my soul! — 8 years ago

Juliane Lacroix

9.8

Wonderful Chenin blanc! 👌🏻 Last night with the parents in South Africa! 🇿🇦 — 9 years ago

with Marie-Line

Jennifer Segal

Editor "Reds, Whites & Varsity Blues: 60 Years of Oxford & Cambridge Blind Wine-tasting Competition"

9.2

Last bottle opened at the house in Paarl 2012 100% Syrah in magnum from Fable Mountain, Tulbagh. Seriously well made wine. Full body. Ripe red and black fruit. Balanced luxurious palate. Will mature beautifully. Fab South African syrah will stand internationally. Get it if you can. — 10 years ago

L Donegan

9.4

Yum! Drank this on the recommendation of our Safari Camp Manager, Brett and it was incredible. Big, bold, fruity wine that held up really well to the local peppered venison (aka - Kudu) — 10 years ago

Jamie Hickey

9.5

Excellent wine. Excellent value for money — 10 years ago

James Hart

9.5

Classic Pinot on the nose.
Glorious warm cherries and smoke, on the palate.
Surprisingly great. — 8 years ago

Alec Jeffery

9.2

Nose of dark fruits, no jammy notes, full palate, still some primary fruit present, great balance and a long finish. — 8 years ago

Michelle Christenbury

9.0

Easy to drink. — 9 years ago

Christoph Schwieter

9.0

Good with Fish and seafood — 9 years ago

with Ronja

Juha Loponen

9.1

Tuhti ja tummasävyinen tuoksu. Herukkaa, savua ja mustetta. Maku on paksu ja suunmyötäinen, täynnä tummaa marjaa, tervaa ja kevyesti tammea. — 10 years ago

Marcus Jenal

9.3

Naked Wines — 10 years ago

John Bennett

8.9

Apple on the nose. Long finish. — 10 years ago