| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2020 Jim Barry Riesling Jim's Garden Clare Valleymore |
1/20/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRPear, apple, some spice, nice acidity and drive. OK |
| Red |
2018 Alessandro Viola Nero d'Avola Terre Siciliane Note di Rossomore |
1/20/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRTasty vaguely-natural styled Nero d'Avola and Syrah blend. Dark plummy and cherry fruit along with some leaf/tobacco, reasonably juicy and has some mouthfilling tannins. Easy, and pleasant with lamp rump and ratat |
| White |
2020 Jim Barry Riesling Watervalemore |
2/18/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRVery pear and some apple, as usual. Not the citrus, petro or mineral but nevertheless does the alternative style reasonably well |
| Red |
2018 Diemersfontein Pinotage Reserve Carpe DiemWellington more |
1/17/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRA bit oaky and not much SA stink - shame. Juicy though |
| Red |
2017 Boschendal S&MFranschhoek Valley Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
1/17/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRPleasantly grippy and juicy and not too ripe |
| White |
2018 Stellenrust Chenin Blanc 53 Barrel FermentedStellenbosch more |
1/16/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRDon't recall which number this was. Oaky but it suits and is integrated, pleasant pear-like fruit, round and reasonably rich but still has good flow and acidity. Nice |
| Red |
2018 Leopard's Leap Pinotage Special EditionWestern Cape more |
1/15/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRPleasant juicy grippy Pinotage with a little stink |
| Red |
2018 Kanonkop PinotageSimonsberg-Stellenbosch more |
1/15/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRComparative with the Kadette: Less stink, a lot more oak, smoother but also less tannin texture. Good, but needs time. Also overpriced |
| Red |
2018 Kanonkop Pinotage KadetteStellenbosch more |
1/15/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRComparative with the Estate: Some nice Pinotage stink, juicy, more texture, nice. Good with roast beetroot and fresh goat cheese salad |
| White |
2020 Knappstein RieslingClare Valley more |
1/14/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRComparative with the Tim Adams 2020: More chalk, citrus, intensity and phenolics than the Tim Adams. Better as always |
| White |
2020 Tim Adams RieslingClare Valley more |
1/14/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRComparative with the Knappstein 2020: more pear, less citrus, less phenolic grip and less intensity. Again, this is sub-par, and it's more expensive! |
| White |
2020 Pewsey Vale Vineyard Eden Valley Rieslingmore |
1/12/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRCitrus blossom, pear and green apple, good intensity on the palate, lemon zest, good acidity, decent length. Very nice. 2020 Clare/Eden, yes! |
| White |
2020 Petaluma Riesling Hanlin HillClare Valley more |
1/10/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRNice lime blossom, good intensity of lime and lemon, crisp, nectar, blanched almond, some phenolics, decent length. Very nice. Get more |
| Red |
2018 Thomas Popy Le Clos BarethVin de France Trousseau more |
1/10/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRClassic Jura Trousseau, with the cherry, the Jura ammonia funk, the alpine, juicy, gently grippy. Delicious |
| White |
2017 Domaine de la Louvetrie (Landron & Fils) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Les HouxMelon de Bourgogne more |
1/10/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRA riper and fuller style that lacks rockpool on the nose, but has pleasant pear and quince aromas along with a slightly rounder/fuller and fresh palate. Very nice to drink. Still worked with oysters |
| Red |
2015 Damien Bureau La PoivrotteVin de France Pineau d'Aunis more |
1/9/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRLacks some of the freshness of its youth but still very drinkable |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Charles Orban Champagne Blanc de NoirsPinot Blend, Pinot Noir more |
1/9/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRInteresting point of difference. Earth and saffron, pleasant roundness with freshness. Good |
| White |
2017 Jacob's Creek Riesling SteingartenEden Valley more |
1/8/2021 - Bearbus Does not like this wine: NRDilute, decent acidity but lacks palate progression/drive. Not again! |
| White |
2019 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyardmore |
1/7/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRNice flinty reduction, plenty of oak but suits, lemony green peachy fruit, gently lactic like ghee/cold butter, decent saline acidity, reasonably long. Good |
| White |
2019 Freie Weingärtner Wachau / Domäne Wachau Riesling Terrassen Federspielmore |
1/6/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRPleasant stone fruits, some body and phenolics, good acid drive. Nice |
| White |
2017 Grosset Chardonnay PiccadillyPiccadilly Valley more |
1/5/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRSeems more yellow than previous bottles, seems less complex - must be our mood |
| Red |
2017 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil La CoudrayeCabernet Franc more |
1/4/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRGreat, classic |
| White - Sparkling |
2009 Lanson Champagne Gold Label BrutChampagne Blend more |
1/4/2021 - Bearbus wrote: NRVery fresh style with some nice autolytic character |
| White |
2018 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos St. JeanChardonnay more |
1/3/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRLovely. Subtle, complex, elegant. Underipe stone fruit, well integrated vanillary oak, lemon, hints of butter, gentle gliding palate, very long. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2007 Domaine Rotier Gaillac Doux Doux RenaissanceLoin de l'Oeil more |
1/1/2021 - Bearbus Likes this wine: NRLovely apricoty, floral, Seville orange marmalade, almost smokey note. Nice sugar-acid balance, glides on the palate, great alternative to Sauternes. GVFM. We'd all go again! |
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