The name is quite a mouthful; wait until you get to the blend makeup: Shiraz (75%), Cinsault (12%), Tinta Barocca, Grenache and Mourvedre. The wine itself is even bigger, yet we happily finished the bottle in a hot summer evening.
My first reaction after tasting: “Man, this wine is delicious!”. That evolved (or devolved) later on into content sighs every time I took a sip. There is spice, there is fruit, there is balance. The fruit does not outshine the structure. Expect cherries, cloves, tilled earth, white pepper and blue berries. Expect an initial flavour punch turning into velvet, showcasing fine, almost powdery tannin and lingering long after that last sip.
The wine tells the story of healthy, happy grapes, of sunshine, of long, hot summers and dusty rain storms, of excellent blending skills and precise wine making. This wine tells a story. And it has a very happy ending.
We also love the AA Badenhorst Family White – click here.