Swartland Series: Part 3 - Expert Opinions

Callie Louw – Porseleinberg

Andrea & Chris Mullineux – Mullineux Family Wines

Eben Sadie – Sadie Family Wines

Adi Badenhorst – AA Badenhorst Wines

For our last venture into the wines of the local lands, we were faced with the Revolutionaries of the area comparing their own offerings to wines of days past that had inspired them along their way. Spanning everything from the oldest wine of the festival to colloquial quips, the tasting was a perfect representation of just what it is these Revolutionaries have set out to achieve with their beloved valley.

• Vergenoegd Cabernet Sauvignon (1972): “Die wyn is befok”. Peppered lavender, sweet cinnamon berry syrup, soft, melt-in-your-mouth, ending of soft spice. (**)

• Porseleinberg Cabernet Sauvignon (2011): Tart cherry, smokey, smoked chicken, dissolves, ticklish tannins.

• Chateau Rayas Chateau Neuf du Pape (2000): Nutmeg & cumin roast cauliflower, thinking wine, soft tannins, smokey.

• Mullineux Granite Syrah (2010): Corned silverside, green olives, capers, savoury, slight balsamic.

• Domaine Gauby Muntada (2011): Blackened capsicum, yellow peppercorns, savoury lavender, soft, peachy red meat, light with powder puff tannins.

• Sadie Family Columella (2011): Salted caramel butter, light peppermint, rich, full & creamy with coarse powder tannins.

• Domaine De Montbourgeau vin Joune L’Etoile (2006): Sauvignon Blanc. Salted orange caramel fudge, orange liqueur, nutmeg cream, sharp naartjie, drunken oranges.

• AA Badenhorst Funky White NV: 6 years under flor. Drunk orange caramel, baked oranges, allspice, orange rind baked into Christmas pudding.