February 1, 2014 - Nose with sweet dark berries and cooked fruit character - stewed plum and fruitcake - some spice (partly of the glühwein type), some smoke and prnounced animal notes with some dungheap. Medium bodied (-), somewhat alcoholic, dark berries including blackberries, medium- fruit concentration, decent acidity, some spice, some tannin that linger in the aftertaste. 82 p.
Seems to have improved somewhat since I tasted it almost three years ago. I think that some spice notes have taken a bit of the edge off the alcohol, and the slightly edgy tannins have softened somewhat.
September 11, 2013 - Rather like this. Smoke & earth with amazing balance given the alcohol, delicate almost. No rough edges. Better than expected and packs much more flavor and balance than a typical everyday boring red wine.
June 16, 2013 - nothing special - low value - regular wine
February 17, 2012 - Clean, medium ruby with a pronounced nose of smoke, charred wood, and dried fruit. The smoke and wood characteristics are despite the wine not seeing any oak. Although a fault, I get some brett here, too. The palate is pleasing with loads of creamy apricot and black fruits. This wine will do well when grilling out. Medium finish and a very good example of a pinotage.
January 31, 2012 - nice wine. no big deal. typical simple pinotage
January 2, 2012 - Holy smoke! This is the first Pinotage I have tried and I am liking the grape even though this wine is pretty one-dimensional. If you like the smell and taste of smoke from a grill, you will love this wine.
Got some olives along with the smoke on the nose. On the palate this wine is very smoky. There is an earthy quality to this wine that is quite nice. Short finish, but for $8 this is a pretty good every day drink.
June 20, 2011 - light violet/magenta color. aroma is pinot like, earthy, tar/burnt rubber. mouth is very similar with the addition of red fruits, and no apparent alcohol despite the high abv. very tasty, pleasant lingering finish.
March 19, 2011 - Deep red colour with some bluish tinge. Nose with dung heap, some barnyard aromas, dark berries (plums?). Medium bodied, rather sweet palate, clearly alcoholic, fruity with dark and some red berries, rather noticeable tannins that strike mid-palate, tannic and slightly sweet aftertaste. 80-81 p.
To be perfectly honest not really my style of wine.
February 22, 2011 - Dark ruby, almost chianti color, and yet a pinotage
Smell cow manure, dark fruit, lavande strawberries
Same profile en bouche.
Low acidity, Minimal tannins
Very short
Good quality price ratio
84 pts
February 5, 2011 - Tasted at 2nd Annual NYC Winter Wine Festival @ Best Buy Theater in Times Square, NYC.