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Spier Pinotage 2009
Jan. 29th, 2011 05:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
devilcIn my quest to join the Wine Century Club, I sought out a bottle of Pinotage.
So, this is a bottle from the Western Cape region, and it actually came with a little seal on the foil over the neck that certified the origin.
Color: Deep Garnet
Nose: Very plummy and spicy.
First Impression: Silky smooth wine. Seriously, that was the first thing I wrote down. I'm used to reds straight out of the bottle having some bite to them and this did not. I have never had a red wine be this silky straight out of the bottle.
Cherries and plums up front, a middle that's full of smoky cedar and tobacco notes, earthy towards the middle back, and the finish is smoky. A split second after I swallowed, my salivary glands went into overdrive. This wine is literally mouth watering.
There's a lot going on in this wine, and I'm not sure if I like it all. The transition from fruity to cedar/tobacco was a bit discordant.
Breathing Room: The smoke tones down a notch, and things become a bit more integrated, but that's about all. No major changes. Medium weight. Mouthfeel is still silky.
Verdict: It took the hubby and I about 3 days to polish off the bottle, and on day 3, I noticed that the wine was a little ... bland.
I paired this with a rare steak and ... I was quite surprised that no magic happened. There were no flavor interactions between the beef and the wine, and actually, I think this wine would go better with some gyros, or something that's got a fair amount of spice to it.
Pinotage is an interesting wine, and it's the most unique red I've ever drunk, and I see myself picking up a bottle from time to time, but I don't know if it's going into regular rotation.
But, if you've never had a chance to try Pinotage, do so. There's nothing else quite like it.
So, this is a bottle from the Western Cape region, and it actually came with a little seal on the foil over the neck that certified the origin.
Color: Deep Garnet
Nose: Very plummy and spicy.
First Impression: Silky smooth wine. Seriously, that was the first thing I wrote down. I'm used to reds straight out of the bottle having some bite to them and this did not. I have never had a red wine be this silky straight out of the bottle.
Cherries and plums up front, a middle that's full of smoky cedar and tobacco notes, earthy towards the middle back, and the finish is smoky. A split second after I swallowed, my salivary glands went into overdrive. This wine is literally mouth watering.
There's a lot going on in this wine, and I'm not sure if I like it all. The transition from fruity to cedar/tobacco was a bit discordant.
Breathing Room: The smoke tones down a notch, and things become a bit more integrated, but that's about all. No major changes. Medium weight. Mouthfeel is still silky.
Verdict: It took the hubby and I about 3 days to polish off the bottle, and on day 3, I noticed that the wine was a little ... bland.
I paired this with a rare steak and ... I was quite surprised that no magic happened. There were no flavor interactions between the beef and the wine, and actually, I think this wine would go better with some gyros, or something that's got a fair amount of spice to it.
Pinotage is an interesting wine, and it's the most unique red I've ever drunk, and I see myself picking up a bottle from time to time, but I don't know if it's going into regular rotation.
But, if you've never had a chance to try Pinotage, do so. There's nothing else quite like it.
