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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2009 (based on 20 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 83.2 pts. and median of 83 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by davidandrose on 12/22/2007: Undrinkable. Wife wouldn't even cook with it. (2667 views) | | | Tasted by Lukeout on 2/21/2007: Didn't like it as much as the last bottle. Could be the time of year (winter) and I was looking for something more, or it could be losing it already. Seemed thin. (2684 views) | | | Tasted by acontos on 9/29/2006 & rated 86 points: Very dark purple. Smoke throughout; fig in the bouquet with raisin in the pallet. Enjoyable for an everyday wine. (3026 views) | | | Tasted by Lukeout on 7/12/2006: I liked this wine quite a bit. Not as heavy as a lot of the reds I've been drinking lately, but still had some depth (for this novice at least). Bright fruit attack on the nose and follows through. A good outdoor casual red, particularly with visitors. (3028 views) | | | Tasted by en_kierkegaa on 1/28/2006 & rated 85 points: A sipper and nothing more. Bits of petroleum and rubber on the nose and palate. Simple plummy notes. This wine does nothing to aide in Pinotage problems as it carries a funk from less than careful winemaking. This could be done better. A little bit of smoke on the end. (3278 views) | | | Tasted by mstrickland on 11/1/2005 & rated 81 points: Okay with food but overall sour. (1379 views) |
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PinotageUS Website & BlogSouth Africa Wines of South AfricaStellenbosch Stellenbosch Wine RoutesStellenboschThe historical town of Stellenbosch boasts a winemaking tradition which stretches back to the end of the 17th-century.
Stellenbosch is the educational and research centre of the winelands. Stellenbosch University is the only one in South Africa with a viticultural and oenological department, and many of the country's most successful winemakers studied there. The Nietvoorbij Institute of Viticulture and Oenology is also in Stellenbosch and this organisation has one of the most modern experimental wineries in the world and, at its experimental farms (situated in several wine growing districts), important research into new varietals, clones and rootstocks is undertaken.
The mountainous terrain, good rainfall, deep well-drained soils and diversity of terroirs make this a sought-after viticultural area. The rapidly increasing number of wine estates includes some of the most famous names in Cape wine. The district, with its mix of historic estates and contemporary wineries, produces excellent examples of almost all the noble grape varieties.
The intensively farmed Stellenbosch district has been divided up into several smaller viticultural pockets including Jonkershoek Valley, Papegaaiberg, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Bottelary, Devon Valley and Banghoek. |
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