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Les Ruines Organic Pinotage
2011
Red, Pinotage
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GAYDA chose the Grenache varietal considering that it was the oldest grape in the Languedoc for his FLYING SOLO brand. It is also the most important and most cultivated varietal in the region at the time when Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was flying the Languedoc to deliver mail to England and South America.Details
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Goats Do Roam
South Africa
Region : Paarl
Producer : The Goats Do Roam (Fairview)
Color :
Vintage : 2009
Format :
Alcohol content : 14.00
Varietal : Blend
Tasting :
Vibrant ruby red colour. Cedar, anise and fleshy fruit on the nose. Medium bodied palate, but good length and structure carrying to a long finish. Blackberry fruit and supple tannins
Vibrant ruby red colour. Cedar, anise and fleshy fruit on the nose. Medium bodied palate, but good length and structure carrying to a long finish. Blackberry fruit and supple tannins
Description :
Inspired by the Cotes-du-Rhône appellation, Charles Back's Goats do Roam respects the French style and blends shiraz, pinotage, cinsaut, grenache and gamay noir.
Michel Phaneuf Guide 2011 - Rated amongst the Top 50 wines under $15 - *** and great quality / price ratio
Guide Michel Aubry 2011 - rated amongst the 100 best wines under $25
Inspired by the Cotes-du-Rhône appellation, Charles Back's Goats do Roam respects the French style and blends shiraz, pinotage, cinsaut, grenache and gamay noir.
Michel Phaneuf Guide 2011 - Rated amongst the Top 50 wines under $15 - *** and great quality / price ratio
Guide Michel Aubry 2011 - rated amongst the 100 best wines under $25
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Anecdote
Creativity, originality, quality….. Simon Van Der Stel, Governor of the Cape, purchased the farm in 1699 when the first wine was made. Charles Back, the Grandfather, emigrated from Lithuania, bought the farm from a French Huguenot in 1939. It was in 1974, Cyril, the Father started the « Goat Milk » business. Charles, the son, in 1978 built the « Tower », giving birth to the brand and names; FAIRVIEW, SPICE ROUTE, GOATS and newly, LA CAPRA meaning Goat in Italian http://www.fairview.co.za/
