2018 A.A. Badenhorst "Ramnasgras" Old Vine Cinsault Swartland
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Decanter
Review Date: 09/2021Tasted blind. Very pale in colour. A little more depth of fruit than some, but still quite introspective. Rounded, there's some weight and glycerol. Plenty of rooibos tea, and rhubarb on the palate. Long, slender. A very elegant wine, this is brave winemaking. (MW)
Price: $39.99
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Professional Reviews
91
Vinous
Review Date: 10/2019
The 2018 Cinsault Ramnasgras is fully destemmed and fermented in concrete, then aged in foudres. It has a tertiary bouquet of tightly wound red fruit, a patina of concrete seeping into the aromatic profile. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening of crushed strawberry, red cherries and hints of fennel, nicely defined if needing just a little more intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with a tertiary opening. This Cinsault is quite peppery in style, leaving the mouth tingling with Szechuan pepper notes long after it has departed. Very fine. (NM)
Staff Reviews
Review Date: 06/2023
Email ScottThis is one of the most interesting wines that I've had in the last six months. A bright nose of dried strawberry fruit, with tea leaf and minerals. A bit deeper on the palate with dark raspberry, riper strawberry, orange peel, additional minerals and a moderately chalky finish. So interesting and so much fun!
Notes
From a vineyard planted in the 1950s on granite soils. The fruit was fermented in whole clusters and then aged in foudre for 14 months before bottling.
Product Details
Origin: South Africa
Type/Varietal: Other Red Wines
SKU: #1636967