My Wine of the Month for May is Diemersdal Pinotage Reserve
2014.
Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville, north of Cape Town, has
been making wine for more than 300 years. Current owners, the Louw family, have
been farming there for six generations since
1855. Durbanville’s hills and proximity to cold sea breezes make it a prime
site for steely Sauvignon Blanc and cool-climate Pinotage.
Diemersdal Estate makes expressive, impressive Pinotage. This
2014 Reserve (they also make a non-reserve) was a Pinotage Top 10 winner in
2015, and is drinking beautifully now and would probably benefit from longer
aging.
On the nose are lovely black forest fruits. It is very dark.In the mouth there's a tautness at first soon followed by an explosion of
cherry, cassis and vanilla flavours that coat the palate. There’s a long sweet silky
finish. Delicious.
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