Provenance

The Tabernacle - Stellenbosch

Critics Ratings

'Deep red colour and tinge of brown. There is ripe red fruit of raspberry and strawberry on the nose and some lovely toffee, mocha and spice and the typical sweetness from older Pinotage's. The palate displays a wonderful rich and silky-smooth taste. Combined by the intensity of fruit, tannin and acidity that has preserved this wine so beautifully. There is more of the spice and mocha on the palate where the wine lingers on and on.' - Bennie Howard CWM (Mar 2024)

'Burgundian. Forest floor, tilled earth, elegant light red fruit and then some varietal clues of mocha and tar. Lovely baked red fruits on the palate too. Hallmark high acidity keeps the wine vibrant. Lovely collectors piece in halves.' - Higgo Jacobs (2024)

'A real treat to try this old Pinotage: it is about as old as Pinotage gets, because the first varietally labelled example was this wine in 1961. Old and a bit earthy, with notes of spice and herbs. There's some elegance on the palate, though, which still has some cherry and plum fruit. Quite smooth with a hint of fudge. A great experience.' - Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com, 92/100 (Oct 2012)

'If the question is whether Pinotage can age (as Old World wines are supposed to do), the answer is very clearly yes it can. These particular older vintages have evolved into quite fascinating creatures - interesting enough to make a fan of old Burgundies stop and think.' - Mike Veseth, The Wine Economist (Oct 2012)