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2009 Sadie Family Columella
Shiraz Blend
- South Africa
- Coastal Region
- Swartland
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 94 points
November 18, 2023 - Winferno in Umeå (Stöcksjö, Umeå): No votes.
Dark red.
Pure, red-berry aromas.
Unoaked, clean, pure, polished taste of intense red berries. Beautiful, balanced and long, a tad faceless.
My guess: An unoaked modern Rioja from 2000-ish. -
merlotsmile Likes this wine: 93 points
November 17, 2023 - Vinminnen 19
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merlotsmile Likes this wine: 91 points
November 19, 2021 - Vinminnen 6
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quickben Likes this wine: 94 points
April 26, 2021 - Extremely attractive straight after opening and continued to evolve over next few hours. Possibly the most approachable I have known Columella and on this basis the remainder of the case will be great over next few years.
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Yorgos Likes this wine: 93 points
February 16, 2021 - Aerated for around 30mins in the bottle. Expressive nose of dark cherries, blackberries, cassis sweet spice and with further time in the glass you get bacon nuances. Fruity and fresh and relatively primary. Medium bodied with balancing acidity and medium+ tannins that need further time to soften. Good depth of flavour with vibrancy and freshness and good length. Needs time to soften the tannins and gain further in complexity as flavours are pretty much primary. 93+
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By Stephen Tanzer
Vertical Tasting of Sadie Family Wines Columella (Jan 2015), 1/1/2015 (link)(Sadie Family Wines Columella) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/11/2013 (link)(Sadie Family, Columella Swartland Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/3/2012 (link)(Sadie Family, Columella Swartland Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Report 30: South Africa, 2/15/2012 (link)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Sadie Family
- Varietal Shiraz Blend
- Designation Columella
- Vineyard n/a
- Country South Africa
- Region Coastal Region
- SubRegion Swartland
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Code 7070292676958
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 324 (68%)
- Consumed 153 (32%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 12 votes
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- ProducerSadie Family
- VarietyShiraz Blend
- CountrySouth Africa
- SubRegionSwartland
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