My Wine of the Month for September is Short Street Pinotage Barbera 2018
I’ve not seen this blend before, so had to try it and was glad I did.
The winery behind the wine is not mentioned on the label, but as Short Street is “the shortest street in Riebeek Valley” and the appellation is Swartland I guessed it was made by Riebeek Cellars, which was confirmed by its A-Code - A250.
Riebeek don’t have such a blend shown on their website, so perhaps it is a special bottling for UK importers Off-Piste Wines. It has a UK specific back label.
The blend proportions aren’t available, but since Pinotage is listed first I assume Barbera is the junior partner. However, from the taste there’s more than a dash of it.
On the nose there’s cedar wood and berry fruits. The wine is a rich damson red colour and it has a creamy mouthfeel backed by tannins. Barbera’s bright fruitiness shines. I really enjoyed this wine which had lots of fruit and spice.
It’s bottled in the Cape and closed with a screwcap. It cost £9.99 from Majestic in the UK
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