{"id":17380,"date":"2017-03-25T07:47:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T07:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=17380"},"modified":"2017-03-25T07:47:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T07:47:15","slug":"the-mount-abora-saffraan-cinsault-bright-and-luminous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/south-africa\/the-mount-abora-saffraan-cinsault-bright-and-luminous","title":{"rendered":"The Mount Abora Saffraan Cinsault: bright and luminous"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This was a delicious and smashable wine, and it didn’t cost very much. It’s a naturally made Swartland Cinsault, and on the back label it says, ‘this wine harks back to the times of bright and luminous wines.’ Indeed, this is bright and luminous. [By way of interest, here’s my note on the previous vintage<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Mount Abora Saffraan Cinsault 2015 Swartland, South Africa<\/strong>
\n12% alcohol. Aromatic and floral with lovely red cherries and raspberries, as well as hints of tar, herbs and spices. The palate is supple and juicy with lovely red fruits and a bright, fresh, spicy personality. Nice acidity, floral fruit and fine spicy structure make this utterly smash able, and I quite like the faintly rustic hints, too. 92\/100<\/p>\n

Here’s a video of me tasting it:<\/p>\n