Jacobsdal Pinotage (2004)

Wine tasting 1

My wine collection consists 50% just out of Pinotage, that's how much I love it. It is by far my favourite wine. Jacobsdal is one farm in South Africa that produces proper Pinotage wines, the other is Beyerskloof. I prefer strong, dark wines that feel as if they come from the deepest darkest parts of the barrel. Pinotage is that for me. The thing with it though is that because it's such a strong wine, you need to smooth it out a bit, with some blue cheese and fig preserve. The best way to enjoy this wine.

Panel's rating: 4 out of 5

Price: 105SEK

Country: South Africa

Grapes: Pinotage

Colour: It has begun to leave the blue | Dark red | Red to orange | Very dark red, purple, even blueish.

Nose: Burnt rubber, maybe plastic and gunpowder | Petroleum | Burnt rubber | Burnt smell and vanilla | Burnt rubber and gunpowder | Cherries and oil | Strong smell that lingers.

Taste: Light tannins and cherry stones | Dark berries, long taste, a tad bitter and long tannins | Tannins | Sharp | Brazillian nuts | Deep tannins with a long smooth taste.