jamie goode's wine blog: Football and South Africa's Cloudy Bay

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Football and South Africa's Cloudy Bay

Played football again tonight. I've been playing regularly again for the best part of two months now, and I really like it. It's a group of dads from my younger son's school, with a few ringers thrown in. The standard is pretty good (if you're c. 40 and prepared to risk stiffness for a few days afterwards, you have to have some commitment to the game), and it's great fun, as well as doing some good for us.

On the subject of football, younger son, who has never shown much interest in sport (he's more into wrestling, dancing, hip hop and AC/DC) has been playing for his school 'B' team, as captain. I went to see him play this afternoon, and he did really well. He's tall, skinny, athletic and committed, and while he's only just developing real awareness of tactics and position, he had a really good game. I was proud to watch him.

So, to tonight's wine. It's Spier Private Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2006 Stellenbosch, South Africa. This is as dramatic as Cloudy Bay was when it was first released: bold, aromatic, almost overpowering in its intensity, with rich tropical fruits, plus fresh grassiness, some chalky minerality and hints of smoke and spice. Concentrated and richly textured, yet fresh at the same time. It's a full-on style with real interest, and much better than I was expecting it to be. 91/100 (£13.99 Morrisons)

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2 Comments:

At 8:20 PM, Anonymous Johannes Nielsen said...

Hi Jamie,

I just found your review of the Spier Sauvignon Blanc. Having enjoyed their 2005 regular bottling, I want to share my South African wine label collection at

http://www.klatcher.com/wine_labels/20_South_African_Wine_Labels_

Cheers!

 
At 2:20 PM, Anonymous Wine Videos said...

I totally rate the whites from South Africa but the reds still have a long way to come.

 

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