As has become our
custom, the group of ever-enthusiastic Lovers of The Wine congregated early in
the morning to embark on the road to discovering more of the beautiful secrets
of The Good Wine. Eagerly we boarded our newly refurbished chariot, distributed
the mandatory baked goods and set upon our very merry way up a hill and far,
far away. Far away indeed and rather high up said hill we did travel to a
beautiful place of wine-growing magic falling between the earth and Heaven
itself.
After a quick dose of caffeine, we were ready to discover
the Wine. We happily herded into the cellar where we learned of wine, gravity,
barrels and bottling. Whilst terribly fascinating, we were all rather eager to
proceed to the part involving the actual consumption of The Wine.
Showing a great display of foresight, our kind host provided
sheets of paper along with glass-fulls of wine and hence, a first (and possibly
last) set of tasting notes emerged:
WHITE:
·
Newton
Johnson Sauvignon Blanc (2013): 5% Semillon. Litchi, green peppers, zesty
cheese, zingy.
·
Resonance
Sauvignon Blanc (2012): 15% Semillon. Dusty grass, richer, sour worms,
warmth, baked lemons.
·
Southend
Chardonnay (2012): Picnics & butterflies, buttered scones, hugs of
jasmine, fresh lemon butter, heavy-ish. (*)
·
Newton
Johnson Chardonnay (2012): Buttered jasmine & lemon, fresh, lemon in
water aftertaste, perfumey cream. (**)
RED:
·
Felicite
Pinot Noir (2012): Runny hot chocolate, cheese spread, soft cheesey
sawdust, lead pencils.
·
Newton
Johnson Pinot Noir (2011): Caramel cotton candy, meaty sweetness, soft,
tickles as it goes down, lady-like, pretty, buttermilk, creamy. (**)
·
Elgin
Pinot Noir (2011): Dusty biltong, meaty, rare meat, rare lamb, lamb fat,
smokey.
·
Full Stop
Rock (2010): Shiraz, Mourvedre, Grenahce. Dark chocolate brownies, violets,
black cherries, spicy wet biltong.
DESSERT WINE:
·
Ulla
(2011): Noble late harvest, yellow raisins, sweet corn soup, pumpkin
fritters with butter, raisin bread with salty butter, clotted cream with pate
and bread, salty French toast with maple syrup and bacon.
Post this rather comprehensive & comparative tasting of
The Wines on offer, I was most happy to have taken notes as from here we
progressed to tasting another round of Pinot Noir in order to recreate our very
own interpretation of the house speciality. Dividing into teams, off we went to
create our own masterpiece through combining, science, art and three kinds of
Pinot Noir.
Our creations were then put to a blind test against our
fellow enthusiasts as well as our very role-model. We awaited the results with
baited breath (until an array of picnic-style goodies arrived and distracted
us), all hoping against hope to have won a very large bottle of The Good Wine.
Bellies full and prizes shared, we again hopped onto our
Magic Tour bus for the journey back down to earth.
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