Transparent, dark ruby colour with thick tears forming in the glass. Dark fruits, mainly blackberry and sour cherry, slighty cooked. Floral aromas and vanilla complement the primary fruit notes. Let’s take a sip: Medium body, firm and crisp tannins. The acidity is overpowered by red fruits which are on the sweeter side. Overall, the taste is not balanced quite as well as the aromas on the nose, owing to a sharp spiciness in the back. The finish, on the other hand, is persistent. For fans of opulent rather than purely elegant wines.
Drink through 2028.
Tasted by Dominik Müller on Friday, 10 November 2023.
| Flawed? | no | |
| DM: |
8Wines with a 5 to 8-point rating are good wines. Pure, balanced, and expressive of grape variety or regional typicity. / 20 ("good") |
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| WSET SAT: |
2.0Wines with a 2.0 WSET rating are 'good' wines according to the WSET scoring system, where we consider balance (B), intensity (I), length (L) and complexity (C). In terms of my personal rating system, wines with a solid WSET score of 2.0 usually get around 87 to 88 DM points. / 4.0 |
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| Favourite: | No |
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Colour: | red |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | no |
| Grape variety: | Pinotage |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | False Bay |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Region: | Coastal Region |
| Subregion: | n/a |
| Appellation: | n/a |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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