WHITE:
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Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards Chardonnay (2010): Orange marmalade baked into a
scone, soft, jasmine, marmeladey freshness, BIG!, flapjacks & marmalade,
peach peel mouth feel, in its
post-teenage years. 100% oaked, 25% new oak. (**/)
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Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards Chardonnay (2011): Caramel Swiss roll, Treat
caramel on shortbread with jasmine, smells SO good, sharper marmalade, like
eating teaspoon of marmalade, mouth
watering. (**)
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Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards Chardonnay (2012): Tasty, buttered popcorn, almost
MCC-ish nose, pears & litchis, fresh nose, runny marmalade, very light but
big flavour, mouth watering, “moet nog mens word”. (*)
RED:
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Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir (2012): Slightly bitter, biltong &
jam, caramelized Brie & jam, vaguely spicy, cheese & plum tomatoes with
pepper, chewiness, richness from vintage, “needs to age like Chad le Clos –
lots of talent but needs some time to develop”. Manual punch-down twice daily.
Bottled 4 months prior to tasting.
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Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir (2011): Smokey green peppercorns,
banana, stew & mushrooms, homey, vague mocha-chocolate. Serve with duck.
(*)
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Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir (2010): Carrots & potatoes in stew,
meaty, bitterness of too much cumin.
News from Newton:
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Lost 40% of Chardonnay & Shiraz crop in 2010
due to hail
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2012 is the perfectly balanced vintage
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Cooperage customises barrels for Newton Johnson
since 2008, barrels are made specific to each vineyard block.
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Pinot Noir is a high maintenance wine
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“What pairs well with this wine? More Wine”
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Pinot Noir is the “bad decision wine” - too easy drinking
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Pinot is a gateway wine to reds
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Barrel = the base of a pizza – you need a good
base but it must not dominate the other flavours – it needs to carry the
flavours.
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Lees = the settlement from the juice – like
orange juice separating
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“This was the stripper of wine tastings – I want
it all but I can’t buy any of it”
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