{"id":11856,"date":"2015-05-24T19:54:38","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T19:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=11856"},"modified":"2015-05-24T19:54:38","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T19:54:38","slug":"three-from-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/south-africa\/three-from-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"Three from South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cartology\"<\/p>\n

Had three interesting South African wines last night. Here are my notes. Two were served blind (Cartology and Blank Bottle).<\/p>\n

Cartology 2013 Western Cape, South Africa<\/strong>
\nA blend of Chenin Blanc plus a bit of Semillon, from old bush vines. This is richly textured with a bit of spice and lovely bold pear fruit. It’s a generous yet fresh white with pear and ripe apple, showing good definition of flavour. Will develop nicely. 93\/100<\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

Pieter Walser is making some very interesting wines under the Blank Bottle<\/a> label. Currently he harvests 50 tons from 35 different vineyards, producing a bewildering array of wines with unique and distinct labels. This wine is a blend of\u00a0Carignan, Grenache noir and Mourvedre from the west side of the Swartland. It’s just 97 Rand in South Africa, which is about 6 of our English pounds!<\/p>\n

Blank Bottle The Original Spaniard 2013 Swartland, South Africa<\/strong>
\nBright, sweet and juicy with cherries, plums and berry fruits. Quite smooth and has some silky elegance, as well as a bit of fine leafy sappiness. Lovely focus here. 93\/100<\/p>\n

\"kershaw\"<\/p>\n

Kershaw Elgin Syrah 2012 South Africa<\/strong>
\nSweet, bright and juicy with cherry and berry fruit, as well as some spiciness. It’s quite warm and spicy with a reductive edge to the cherry fruit. Supple and vivid with nice freshness and a bit of grip. Give it more time to harmonize? 91\/100<\/p>\n

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