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Praelum - The Wine King
Praelum Wine Bistro
Tasted Saturday, April 27, 2019 by vinhonotte with 629 views
Introduction
Wines of South Africa
Flight 1 - Chardonnay (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - Sauvignon Blanc (2 Notes)
2018 Springfield Estate Sauvignon Blanc Life from Stone 89 Points
South Africa, Breede River Valley, Robertson
Rather Marlborough styled, with lots of grass, gooseberry, and dill
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2016 Black Oystercatcher White Pearl 88 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Cape Agulhas, Elim
A hit of green capsicum and mint, and quite briny and shellfishy towards the back
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Flight 3 - Chenin Blanc and blends (5 Notes)
2018 Raats Chenin Blanc Original 87 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
Some melons, clove, and nutmeg. Very light.
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2017 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc Old Vine Reserve 87 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
Some melons, clove, and nutmeg
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2017 Reyneke Chenin Blanc Organic 89 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
Cool minty nose, with a touch of the sea towards the end
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2016 Badenhorst Family Wines White Blend 90 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland
Somewhat Rhône style, and driven by melon, mint and grass. Quite a good intensity
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2008 Sadie Family Palladius 87 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland, Malmesbury
Intense flavours of dried pineapples and apricots and a bit of mint and grass, but the alcohol burn was significant and thrown off balance
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Flight 4 - Pinot Noir (3 Notes)
2017 Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir Galpin Peak 93 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Pronounced nose, with roasted oak, forest floor, fern, and elderflower. Lemon flower, red cherry, cloves, rosemary, and topsoil on palate. Reminiscent of a Gevrey Chambertin. Nice!
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2014 Creation Wines Pinot Noir Reserve 91 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Light and acidic, with a lot of red cherries, plums, cloves, mint, and grass. Quite a refresher
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2017 Newton Johnson Pinot Noir Seadragon CWG 94 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
A good intensity on the cassis fruits, and well balanced with a nice silky creaminess. Great!
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Flight 5 - Pinotage (2 Notes)
2016 Kanonkop Pinotage 91 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Has some good weight which balanced with sweet blackberry, and notes of toasted bread and cloves. Pairs well with spicy meats
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2016 Groot Constantia Pinotage 88 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Quite acidic and sharp with black cherry and blackberry
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Flight 6 - Shiraz and Syrah blends (3 Notes)
2015 Groot Constantia Shiraz 89 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Blackberry, some cassis, and a good amount of cocoa, and some paprika
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2003 Hartenberg Shiraz The Stork 95 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
Rich feel of chocolates, coffee and black pepper. with bits of blackberry and plum. Very powerful and stood out among other Shiraz and Cabernet blends. Great!
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2010 Sadie Family Columella 87 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland
Literally tannins in a bottle, but hot and not pleasant tannins though. Still a bit of blackberries and fern, but the extremely high tannins proved too distracting
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Flight 7 - Cabernet Merlot blends (3 Notes)
2014 Kanonkop Paul Sauer 88 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Cherries, blackberry, Kirsch, fern. Intensely flavoured, pretty ok
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2011 Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Franschhoek Valley
Nice herbal feel, with mushrooms, Chinese herbs, chocolates, coffee, fern
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2014 Klein Tulbagh Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Release 92 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Tulbagh
Intense feels of paprika, cocoa, and coffee, and a bit of cassis. Nice
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Flight 8 - Muscat de Constance (2 Notes)
2014 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 92 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Can immediately tell that it’s sweet from the nose, with so much orange marmalade and mint which carried into the palate and finish. Very very sweet... but nice bright orange zesty feel. Creole Lady Marmalade! :)
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2014 Groot Constantia Muscat Grand Constance 95 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Toasted, with walnuts and hazelnuts on the nose. Extremely sweet! Has the caramel nutty flavours above the sweetness which add to the complexity. A clear crowd favourite. Like what they all say after tasting, “I AM GROOT!” XD
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2013 Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs Brut 89 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region
Fresh, quite acidic, some cheese on the nose, and on the palate are lemons, yeast, some cream. Fine beads
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2018 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 93 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Nose quite pronounced with nutmeg, almond, nectarine. Freshly acidic with apricot, pineapple, guava, and green mango. Nice!
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2014 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 92 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Nose somewhat sweetish with pineapples and mint, and quite soft and creamy on the palate, with somewhat riper mangoes, bread and Brie cheese
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