Good Wine is Always Naby

Nabygelegen

The Wine which is good enough for the Queen surely proved good enough for us mere winelings. One wonders how she pronounced the name however.

WHITE:

·         Nabygelegen Sauvignon Blanc (2012): Savoury, lurking pineapple, Brie, citrus, guava (*)

·         Lady Anna (2012): 60% Chenin, 35% Sauvignon, 3% Semillon. Honeysuckle, sharp on the palate, melon, bitter but sweet, molasses.

·         Nabygelegen Chenin Blanc (2012): 73 year old vine, single block, approx. 1100 bottles produced. 12 months old French oak, serve with spicy & creamy food, toasted brioche, orange blossom & jasmine, candy coated puffed wheat, crème soda fizzers, like a kids’ party in your mouth (**)

RED:

·         Snow Mountain Pinot Noir (2011):  Grown off farm, 980 ft from sea level (high altitude). Smokey, metallic, meat, emo-wine (hates change), fruit bowl, sushi, complex, spicy, menthol, light, damp soil, mushroom, musty. Perfect in-betweener, serve chilled, bisexual wine.

·         Scaramanga (2012): Cab Sauv, 30% Malbec, Merlot, Tempernello (port). Food wine, prego steak, pepper steak, herbs & spice, fillet with red wine mash, silky, sweet, aromatic taste, lavender soap, mocha aftertaste with spice, prune (***)

·         Seventeen Twelve (2007): 60% Merlot, 35% Cab, 5% Petit Verdot. Violets & velvet, drinking savoury silk, soft milky pool water, sweetness at back of palate, chalky tannin (24 months on oak), mushrooms on the braai age 6 -8 years/decant.

NABY SE NOTES:

·         Young wine – tannin @ front, older wines – tannin moves back

·         Restaurant:  Stone Kitchen

·         Email Catherine for safari/accommodation/lunch reservations

·         Open 10h00 – 13h00 Saturdays

·         Pinot Noir is a “heartbreak grape”

·         “Tequila is not part of the EU”

·         Grappa = husk brandy

·         “One wants more wine in one’s glass” – Nabygelegen wines were chosen to be served at the Queen’s jubilee

·         Temeranello = bad man