Pinotage Comes of Age

Pinotage Comes of Age, states The Wine Society. "Pinotage is a Cape calling card reinvented for today’s more demanding palate. It now comes in a multitude of styles and the best examples, from a range of climates, are fine, ageworthy reds".

And so the Society has decided it's time to include a Pinotage catagory in their Fine Wine List. 

The initial six are:

•  Chamonix Greywacke Pinotage, Franschhoek 2011
•  Beaumont Pinotage, Bot River 2013 
• Neil Ellis Vineyard Selection Pinotage, Jonkershoek 2010
• Radford Dale Frankenstein Pinotage, Stellenbosch 2013
• Kanonkop Estate Pinotage, Stellenbosch 2011
• Rijk's Reserve Pinotage, Tulbagh 2009 

 
The Wine Society has also added a Pinotage to their premium 'Exhibition' own label range. The Exhibition 2013 Pinotage is produced by Kanonkop and I suspect it's a re-badged 'Kadette' Pinotage.

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