Chenin & Pinotage
Timed Online Auction, 4 - 11 September 2023
Chenin & Pinotage
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About this Item
Spioenkop was established in 1998 and is located on a hill in Elgin deemed similar to the one in KwaZulu Natal where the battle of Spioenkop was fought during the Anglo Boer, with the 1900 range named after the year the battle took place. The estate is co-owned by Belgian former Sommelier and ex engineer, Koen Roose, fulfilling the roles of Viticulturist, Winemaker and General Manager. Known to do things differently, Koen is championing unique viticultural practices and varietals in Elgin. Koen traditionally exports most of his wines to his native Belgium. Spioenkop's recent Chenin Blanc’s have been world class.
Critics Ratings
‘One of those wines that’s always fun to slip in to a blind line up - few would guess that a Pinotage of this quality comes from Elgin - this shale and clay-based wine is serious stuff: scented, dense, brambly and stylishly oaked, with plenty of tannin, concentration and acidity. 2020-28’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 94/100
‘Both sweeter-fruited & more austere than 1900 version; 2017 also made in a refined style with good acidity, but a touch less harmoniously proportioned in youth, the tannins drier (abetted by a little more new oak). A few years will bring out more charm.’ - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2019, 4.5* (90/100)
'A red-fruited wine on the nose, the 2017 Pinotage has a dusty minerality, purple flowers and cherry skin. The palate shows a subtle flavor of blanched almond skin before expressing a food-friendly, tannic grip. Medium-bodied, the wine lingers with dusty plum skin and drying tannins. I recommend this wine with food.' - Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate (Mar 2020)
Provenance
Restaurant Mosaic
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