2018 Fleur du Cap Pinotage, 2021 Lievland Pinotage, 2021 Barista Pinotage Wine Pairing, Tasting, and Reviews from Episode 111
Wine: Fleur du Cap Pinotage
Region: South Africa
Year: 2018
Price: $13.99
Retailer: wine.com
Alcohol: 14.5%
Grapes: Pinotage
Professional Rating: WE89
What we tasted and smelled in this Fleur du Cap Pinotage:
- On the nose: Black cherry, plum, blackberry, heat, wood, smoky, smells a little like a Cabernet Sauvignon
- In the mouth: Tangy, sour, different than it smells, sour cherry, tart raspberry, crunchy red plum, red grape skins, grapey, sharp
Food to pair with this Fleur du Cap Pinotage: Steak, red meat, grilled foods, a cookout wine, casual backyard cookout wine, burger
As a reminder on our rating scale, we rate on a scale of 1-10, where 7 and above means that we would buy it, and 4 and below means that we are likely to pour it down the sink, and a 5 or 6 means we are likely to drink it and finish it, but we are probably not going to buy it.
Fleur du Cap Pinotage Wine Rating:
- Joe: 6/10
- Carmela: 6/10
Wine: Lievland Pinotage
Region: South Africa
Year: 2021
Price: $14.99
Retailer: wine.com
Alcohol: 13.5%
Grapes: 95% Pinotage, 5% Grenache
What we tasted and smelled in this Lievland Pinotage:
- On the nose: Band aid, rubber, cat pee, well-used bathroom, banana, funky, alleyway, almost no fruit
- In the mouth: Tart red fruit, vinegary, band-aid, under-ripe raspberry, cranberry, pomegranate pith, skin, dirt, furry strawberry leaf, green strawberry, giving me a headache
Food to pair with this Lievland Pinotage: Roast, beef stew, potatoes meat and gravy
Lievland Pinotage Wine Rating:
- Joe: 4/10
- Carmela: 4/10
Wine: Barista Pinotage
Region: South Africa
Year: 2021
Price: $17.99
Retailer: wine.com
Alcohol: 13%
Grapes: Pinotage
Professional Rating: D 88
What we tasted and smelled in this Barista Pinotage:
- On the nose: Intense coffee smell, black drip coffee beans, burnt coffee, black cherry, plum, rubber, box of band aids
- In the mouth: Tart, red fruit, grape juice, coffee aftertaste, creamy body, coffee ice cream, meat in the aftertaste, lingering burnt campfire smoke aftertaste, fun to taste
Food to pair with this Barista Pinotage: Grilled meats, charred pizza, charred foods, pasta puttanesca, spicy pasta
Barista Pinotage Wine Rating:
- Joe: 5/10
- Carmela: 6/10
Which one of these are you finishing tonight?
- Carmela: Barista Pinotage
- Joe: Fleur du Cap Pinotage
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