the Modern
Tasted Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - Thursday, October 6, 2005 by Mlermontov with 1,349 views
Thanks to David Cope of Cape Classics for the invitation - i was able to educate myself about South Africanwines. and to make the most of this opportunity i decided to take notes on all the wines - for my own personall future use. I was very surprized to find so many great values and - whats more interesting - how "old world" many of these wines tasted. The most prominant feature was the acidity - which was always high but the better winemakers used it to their advantage while others either suffered from it or tried to overpower it and that left the wines flabby. The scores were for my personal use - >87 drinkable , 87-88 - party/everyday stuff. 89-91 good wines i would put at any table. 91-94 - offline caliber stuff. 95+ must have wines.
(10/5/2005)
amazing qpr (should be around $10 - grassy nose, very crisp witha slight touch of RS on the finish. balanced and vibrant wine. YUM.
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(10/5/2005)
very strong sweet nose, but rustic (bretty?) but nice black fruit. great qpr
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(10/5/2005)
50% oak. Butter but with some citrus and nice acidity. - old world style. Nice wine at a great price.
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(10/5/2005)
fruit forward but with good backbone. nice tannins. good at its price range.
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(10/5/2005)
this is 5 year old vines - and they need lost more time. Beautifull nose - 90+ for the nose. flowers and all rhone...but body is ...clean but not enough there. Will be a great wine in the future vintages.
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(10/5/2005)
nice but boring... think pinot gris..
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(10/5/2005)
clean but with some fruit and creamy qualitees (on lees) nice wine.
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(10/5/2005)
good body - cali style meritage- well balanced if a bit rich.
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(10/5/2005)
this has varietal characteristics, some sweetness onthe finish. nice.
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(10/5/2005)
very loir like - true chenin flavors. this is something to look for.
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(10/5/2005)
bit green but with good tannins and acidity.
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(10/5/2005)
if you wanted to confuse a wine geek - bring this to dinner. made in an oxydized style this wine tastes like an older riesling without the petrol. Green apples and peach dominate. very interesting!
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(10/5/2005)
Very impressive. unctious without being too heavy or too sweet. Likea young auslese** . lovely dessert wine.
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(10/5/2005)
nice but boring
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(10/5/2005)
good clean acidity. very quaffable.
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(10/5/2005)
nice but boring
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(10/5/2005)
ok party wine
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(10/5/2005)
15.5% alcohol!!! very good nose! but the pallate is too light/acidic/hollow.
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(10/5/2005)
good nose. nice but boring.
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(10/5/2005)
here we go - excellent fruit. great body. a BUY at that price range.
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(10/5/2005)
nice wine indeed - cmplex nose, great fruit and body. long finish. a BUY
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(10/5/2005)
this is not a "cheepie" - probably retails for $32+ but this is a serious wine. Very very complex - with layers of minerality. long finish. excellent acidity. A++
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(10/5/2005)
'02 was a tough year - thus its not the best example. 46% Merlot 52% Cab. light but withh good fruit and balance, in a good year this may be a delicious wine. Old World in style.
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(10/5/2005)
great new world cab - powerfull but needs more time to develop. good fruit and extract - hard to sell at $40+ though.
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(10/5/2005)
everyday type of wine - tropical nose, less "gripping" acidity. light wine. Easy to sell i am sure - nothing to dislike here.
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(10/5/2005)
i am very tough on grading rieslings - i love Riesling and drink lots of it. THis was a nice mosel-like on the nose. white peach, light - lighter than qba even. clean acidity but just not anything exciting or unique.
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(10/5/2005)
WOW great nose on this wine! citrus/grapefruit notes and just a touch of tropical fruit on the nose. But just taste this - this is not "new world" wine. Its bright, crisp acidity makes one think of Spanish Verdejo. With time this became even more delicious but thats because it started off a bit too cold. Rudi said this is not an ager - his suggestion is to drink it within 9-12 month of release but it could go a year or 2. Good Qpr as well. NO HEAT - this wine is at 14% alc and no heat what so ever!
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(10/5/2005)
good minerality, rich mouthcoating wine. this can last a few years. Yum!
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(10/5/2005)
everybody already knows... i dont like chardonay. BUT there are some days when a wine goes above and beyond my expectations. This was one of them. It was a bit cold and the nose showed some oak and butter...so i was not impressed...BUT Rudi said give it time. He has had some bottles that are 10+ years old and a drinking well now but he suggests waiting 3 years after release for maturity. So i waited...and WOW. There was a lot of power under the hood here. More toward white burg then cali. Very compact with great backbone - nothing flabby or "sweet" about this wine! this is a Serious wine@ much impressed.
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(10/5/2005)
bit of prunes on the nose, but with good minerality. A bit rustic - almoust like an italian wine?! nice but not great.
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(10/5/2005)
nice wine, with plums dominating. this is a cooler climate wine.
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(10/6/2005)
Minty, lactic, lots of fresh fruit and berries. This is very old world - with medium body and great backnone. this obviously needs more time but is already delicious. Was my favorite when this and the syrah were just poured - but the syrah developed faster - this may develop more as well.
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(10/6/2005)
This is Rudi's "baby" and WOW what a wine it was. It continued to change throughout the night and by the end was pure heaven. the 8 of us polished off 2 bottles of this!!!
Started off a touch sweet on the nose but that blew off to reveal Spice and tobacco and red/black berries. Very mouthcoating - glycerin and well balanced. With time less "rich" but more rhone-like. Great acidity and backbone. Medium bodied wine even withall the richness of fruit - nothing heavy here. No alc showing. YUM!@
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(10/5/2005)
sharp acidity after a rather sweet, tropical nose. nice light wine.
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(10/5/2005)
tropical nose, a bit sweet/flabby, this is actually a blend with a large part of chenin.
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(10/5/2005)
Nutty Loir nose, much better that the regular ( but almoust double in price). Palatte is still a bit flabby - but this can be mistaken for a lower end vouvray.
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(10/5/2005)
very ripe - buttery, refreshing on the pallate with a good finish. Slight heat though.
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(10/5/2005)
very ripe nose, a bit flabby. nice but not a BUY
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(10/5/2005)
84% chenin, nose of ripe apricot, not too sweet though with good balance. long finish. good qpr sticky.
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(10/5/2005)
light, clean, not exciting.
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(10/5/2005)
grassy nose, some citrus notes on the palatte. at its price this is not a must have. Many others here are MUCH better.
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(10/5/2005)
50 % new oak. notes of butter, vanilla, rather flabby. not exciting.
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(10/5/2005)
11 month in new french oak. better texture and balance, but the finish is short. not very complex.
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(10/5/2005)
light, floral, with some strawberry notes. happy wine - perfect for parties.
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(10/5/2005)
50% cab, 35 mer, + petit Ver. Oak shows, rather flabby.
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(10/5/2005)
ripe black fruit but with good acidity. think Aussy with a streak of steel. very nice but price hurts it. ($56-60)
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(10/5/2005)
44 cab sav, 44 cab franc + pet Ver. Plums and black fruit. minty, bit rustic. NICE wine. but priced too high - around $70!
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(10/5/2005)
this is the Mulderbosch winemaker's personal label. sweaty Rhone nose. a little bretty but not distracting. Lots of power. sweet fruit/tannins and long finish. Good solid wine.
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(10/6/2005)
This is a blend of Viogneer and Chenin. Started of with a great nose of flowers that aquired some honey as it went along. Very rich mouthfeel - with great fruit and acidity. Chenin is hiding now - but it comes out in the finish. Some oak - but very well integrated. This is delicious.
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(10/5/2005)
YUMMY! and should be around $15! This is a new world Sav. Tropical nose bu not at all flabby. Minerality and good fruit, flowers as well. this spent time in its lees and thus has a round and creamy texture. a BUY
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(10/5/2005)
butter/oak but not flabby. nice "comfy" wine for a non wine-geek dinner. 20% new oak for 10 months. Some complexity but not outstanding.
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(10/5/2005)
this is their higher end chard. Very complex nose - lemon, butter, oak, - like a white burg. 40% new oak for 11 months. Clean mouthfeel - great integration and balance. Powerfull acidity. YUM
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(10/5/2005)
25% new oak. Heavy sweet fruit and spicy. Almoust like a Zin. Rich black fruit and vanilla. Yum! good price as well.
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(10/5/2005)
this was a poor year for them. Dusty notes, minty, light red fruit and herbs. not much body but well made wine anyway.
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(10/5/2005)
This is a serious wine - with bordeaux-like flavors but high acidity. in fact i mentioned acid 4 times while writing about this wine. if the acidity fades it will be a GREAT wine. The acidity is not at the point where its very distracting for me - but one must love that style - this has very rich fruit and excellent balance. Again - medium bodied.
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(10/5/2005)
good balance, ripe but not flabby. Californian + Acid. 90% french oak.
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(10/5/2005)
great nose of an old world wine. Ripe but not heavy fruit. medium body. Yummy wine. A+++ (and not too $$$ - about $30)
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(10/5/2005)
bright fruit, a bit of barnyard onthe nose. Complex wine - but light and happy. great qpr.
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(10/5/2005)
if you want to try a serious pinotage - this is it. Rustic but juicy and delicious. YUM
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(10/5/2005)
well made wine from a not so good year. ripe flavors and good medium bodied wine.
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(10/5/2005)
well made wine from a tough year. ripe but just not enough stuffing.
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(10/5/2005)
very powerfull wine. World class stuff. ripe and yet not too heavy. Delicious fruit.
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(10/5/2005)
wonderfull nose - but the acidity is VERY fresh. oak for 5 months. nice wine if you like acidity.
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(10/5/2005)
grassy nose, crystal clear, lovely wine and a great buy at that price.
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(10/5/2005)
this is rounder, more creamy, a nice light wine.
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(10/5/2005)
i am tough on rieslings. this had a tropical nose light body and a bit sour finish.
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(10/5/2005)
made in a rich style - lots of butter but well balanced and not flabby.
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(10/5/2005)
nice tropical but not exciting.
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(10/5/2005)
not exciting
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(10/5/2005)
i have to buy this no matter the price. WOWOW ...unlike anything else. Light not overpowering sweetness. just plain amazing and soooo complex..i wonder what this does with more age. YUMMY! wht a finish to the afternoon!
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thanks again to David, Rudi and Miles for a wonderfull afternoon. I hope to have the chance to see you again next year.this was indeed eye-opening
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2004 Indaba Chenin Blanc 80 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
(10/5/2005)
stainless steel - very light - not much varietal - bit hot (13.5%)
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2004 Indaba Sauvignon Blanc 85 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
(10/5/2005)
stainless steel - tropical nose, bit of sweat, clean but rather boring. great qpr though.
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2005 Indaba Chardonnay 87 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
(10/5/2005)
this is nice - at the price ($9-10?) its great. clean with some butter but not at all heavy. some sweetness on the finish. all you can ask for at this level. Screwtop!
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2004 Indaba Shiraz 86 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
(10/5/2005)
Aussy with acidity. Pruny and sweet nose, very ripe but with mean streak of acidity going through and making it refreshing. good for its price.
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2004 Indaba Merlot 84 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
(10/5/2005)
80% french 20% american oak. light and fruity, but the alcohol shows. not a BUY
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2004 Indaba Pinotage 86 Points
South Africa, Western Cape
(10/5/2005)
ripe but rustic, interesting wine. Would try again.
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