South Africa, Cape South Coast, Cape Agulhas, Elim
Wine 1. Screw cap. Deep pinkish salmon colour. Good, fruity, strawberry-driven nose. Red berry and creamy strawberry flavours, with medium-level acidity, and average length. Limited complexity, but good body, texture, and fruit. Only 11.5% ABV. A pleasant, fruity rosé. Good value. Drink now.
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Cape Agulhas, Elim
Wine 2. Pale lemon colour. Very green. Bell pepper, green asparagus, nettle, herbaceous notes, and light, undefined citrus notes. Buttery texture. Flabby. Finishes quickly, and lightly bitter. A pass to me. Interestingly, Larissa liked it.
Wine 3. Screw cap. Light lemon colour. Kiwi, gooseberry, light melon, nettle, and herbaceous notes, with lively acidity and average length. Finishes broad and a little sugary, and lightly bitter. Limited concentration and complexity. Drink now.
Wine 4. Light to medium yellow golden colour. Ripe yellow fruit, honey notes and light spice are joint by light flinty minerality, with medium-level acidity and average to good length. Good body and concentration, but limited complexity and persistence. Enjoyable, but nothing to write home about. Might benefit from another two or three years in the cellar.
Wine 5. Ripe yellow fruit, grapefruit, almond, and nutty and spicy oak, with lively acidity and very good length. Medium- to full-bodied, with good concentration. Still young, yet very intriguing already! Looks like I need to get me a case.
Wine 6. Dark ruby colour, some sediment. Black currant, dark cherry, coffee, spices, and light herbaceous notes, with good acidity, well-integrated tannin, and good length. Medium-bodied, with good balance and concentration. Good. And very enjoyable!
2020 Strandveld Vineyards First Sighting Rosé 87 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Cape Agulhas, Elim
Wine 1. Screw cap. Deep pinkish salmon colour. Good, fruity, strawberry-driven nose. Red berry and creamy strawberry flavours, with medium-level acidity, and average length. Limited complexity, but good body, texture, and fruit. Only 11.5% ABV. A pleasant, fruity rosé. Good value. Drink now.
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2020 Strandveld Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc First Sighting 85 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Cape Agulhas, Elim
Wine 2. Pale lemon colour. Very green. Bell pepper, green asparagus, nettle, herbaceous notes, and light, undefined citrus notes. Buttery texture. Flabby. Finishes quickly, and lightly bitter. A pass to me. Interestingly, Larissa liked it.
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2018 Kleine Zalze Sauvignon Blanc Cellar Selection 85 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
Wine 3. Screw cap. Light lemon colour. Kiwi, gooseberry, light melon, nettle, and herbaceous notes, with lively acidity and average length. Finishes broad and a little sugary, and lightly bitter. Limited concentration and complexity. Drink now.
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2016 Jean-Maurice Raffault Chinon Blanc 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Wine 4. Light to medium yellow golden colour. Ripe yellow fruit, honey notes and light spice are joint by light flinty minerality, with medium-level acidity and average to good length. Good body and concentration, but limited complexity and persistence. Enjoyable, but nothing to write home about. Might benefit from another two or three years in the cellar.
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2017 Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc Family Reserve Old Bush Vine 91 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
Wine 5. Ripe yellow fruit, grapefruit, almond, and nutty and spicy oak, with lively acidity and very good length. Medium- to full-bodied, with good concentration. Still young, yet very intriguing already! Looks like I need to get me a case.
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2009 Amani Shiraz Pendana 89 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
Wine 6. Dark ruby colour, some sediment. Black currant, dark cherry, coffee, spices, and light herbaceous notes, with good acidity, well-integrated tannin, and good length. Medium-bodied, with good balance and concentration. Good. And very enjoyable!
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