9/4/2019 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

The highest I have rated a wine for a long time. Absolute knockout. Deep, rich, unctuous. Its not a wine you want to share with anyone. Wonderful acid balance moderates the effect of the very high sugar. Notes of honey and marzipan on the nose.

7/31/2019 - Imagnu wrote:

Held up very well!

11/30/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Old school SA Chenin with nice crisp acids.

11/26/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Delicious modern style CndP. Firm tannins and acids and bags of fruit.

11/26/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Lovely savoury palate. Tannins still firm. Will keep the remainder for a few more years.

11/11/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Marvellous, held up well. Soft acids, but still present. Buttery mouth feel, citrus notes on palate. Long finish.

11/1/2018 - Imagnu wrote:

Lots of colour and extract. Surprisingly light on the palate and less fruit than expected. An interesting residual tannin kick. Savoury nose follows on palate.

10/17/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Bloody delicious

8/7/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Savoury, stalky, black cherry nose. lovely weight, some funkiness on the palate.

7/5/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Very savoury on nose (marmite) and palate. Almost no fruit. Fairly disappointing.

6/27/2018 - Imagnu wrote:

A fairly tarry nose and palate, not the finesse I was expecting.

6/27/2018 - Imagnu wrote:

Flawed

5/3/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Absolutely delicious - mulberry & blackberry nose with deep herbal notes.

4/27/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Very appealing wine. The nose, according to my daughter, is like clean laundry. It is a clean nose with hints of ripe apple and citrus. Follows through on the palate.

3/26/2018 - Imagnu wrote:

Hard work this wine - lots of bitter notes. This said, I have been drinking bottles over a couple of years and it is aging very well. It has good structure and acidity and the fruit, though not particularly pronounced, has held up well. Guava and other subtropical notes are more reminiscent of a Chenin.

2/11/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Fresh, clean, fruity - great acid balance. Av nice wine, but probably a bit lightweight for its price.

2/6/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

This has aged well, but it is still a very odd blend. It has a somewhat yielding nose and on the palate sharp acids and an underlying bitterness detract from an otherwise very well made wine. Does it deserve its hype?

2/6/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Very delicious, high acid, quite Burgundian in style, but without sacrificing fruit.

1/11/2018 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Delicious wine

1/11/2018 - Imagnu wrote:

Disappointing, perhaps the bottle wasn't stored properly, but it looked and felt old.

1/11/2018 - Imagnu wrote:

Probably kept this wine too long, but it did not show anything particularly interesting or special

11/26/2017 - Imagnu wrote:

Lovely wine. Piercing activity. Flinty nose with lemon and citrus notes. Some creaminess to the palate has developed with age. Definitely glad that I kept it for a bit.

11/26/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Strong opening blackberry nose, then barnyard. Deceptively rustic, but has great complexity on the palate. A delicious wine.

11/3/2017 - Imagnu wrote:

Held its age well, nothing special

8/20/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Should have left it in its bottle for a bit longer. Nose a bit disjointed - some subtropical aromas and citrus elements, but nothing especially fresh. Big acids on palate tend to hid everything. A very different wine to the one I tasted a year ago.

8/20/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

This has aged well. a reasonably big and complex wine. Fruit not as fresh as I would have expected, but still held together nicely with firm acids. Still has a couple of years on it.

8/20/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

This has definitely improved with a few more years under its belt. Great balance of minerality and fruit. Buttery palate, acids med - firm. Glad that I have a few more bottles.

8/13/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

This has held up very well. Butter lime nose with a bit of wet stone. Ripe fruit, some minerality. Acids not as taut as they could be but nicely balanced. A very nice and extremely drinkable wine.

8/13/2017 - Imagnu wrote:

Removed from my cellar

7/22/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Inviting blackcurrant nose which, unfortunately, blows off shortly after opening. Well structured wine. Held its age very well.

7/9/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

needs more time

7/9/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Aged very well, delicious biscuity palate, soft mousse, fresh citrus notes.

6/18/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Boiled sweet - blackberry nose and palate.

6/18/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

too early

5/14/2017 - Imagnu Does not like this wine:

I wish that I had 6 more bottles of this.

5/14/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Delicious

5/14/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Bloody delicious. Lots of PN character. Lost all the traditional Pinotage nose and unpleasant tannins.

5/1/2017 - Imagnu wrote:

Disappointing

5/1/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Drinking like an older Burgundy.

3/30/2017 - Imagnu wrote:

Kept really well, a treat of a wine. Got better over the years. Initial impressions weren't favourable.

3/30/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Held up well.

3/19/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Very big wine, drank it too early, will soften over the next 2 - 3 years.

2/16/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Delicious, translucent red, earthy, compost, cedar nose (complex). Balanced palate with ripe fruit & acid, savory finish.

2/9/2017 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Needs time still

12/8/2016 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

appealing if not immediately inviting nose - soft ripe cherry and some sandalwood, lead pencil perhaps. Sour cherry palate, fresh, medium length. Not a particularly complex wine. Overpriced.

12/3/2016 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Violets on the nose with a raisiny under-note. Predominantly sour cherry palate. Wouldn't keep for much longer. Showed a bit more a few hours after opening.

12/2/2016 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Always nice. A bit of time will help it on its way nicely. Still youthful.

12/2/2016 - Imagnu wrote:

mmm.. Sharp, acidic, a bit unbalanced, some bitter notes. Not a wine which one wants to drink. It certainly looks and feels well made, but it's an odd blend and I do wonder why Eben Sadie really bothered with this wine.

11/18/2016 - Imagnu Likes this wine:

Inviting nose, blackberry, some vanilla. A bit one dimensional but very pleasant. Mulberry palate, med tannins, acid a bit out of balance, but not a bad wine for the price.

11/18/2016 - Imagnu wrote:

Spoiled, very high VA. Second bottle which has been like this. Such a waste!