Simonsig – Stellenbosch – Pinotage – Redhill – South Africa

vintage 2005 (red)

paired to the musical composition :

Roy Ayers « Tarzan » Osunlade Yoruba Soul mix – 2005

according to the principle Wine4Melomanes.

Issued from a well-known wine-growing region of South Africa, Stellenbosch reveals a range of magnificent red wines through its soil of excellent qualities and an appropriate climate. The Simonsig estate located 45 km to the East of Capetown, expands its portfolio of wines for more than 350 years by the family of French origin Malan (Huguenots). They knew during several generations keep a line of conduct of the more qualitative, leading to a renowned international wine tourism bringing in their properties, a complete kaleidoscope of wines to present various grape varieties in this country : the typical grape in South Africa pinotage is a cross of pinot noir and cinsault created in 1925 by a researcher at the University of Stellenbosch. The advantage of this grape is its fastest cellar aging and developed attractive aromas.

The turgid deep robe fresh scent around the red and black fruits (strawberry, cherry, notes of fresh blackcurrant) amazes our nose and portends an excellent aging.

The delicate taste elegance between the (violet) flower and fruit (cranberry) playful by the very tannic tasty contrast, declines a mix sensuality wine where fine toasted notes titillate those of mocha at the end of mouth. This vintage highlights the potential of the grape disregarded the appetite of velvet.

The fiery freshness of remix musical afro electro between bright vibraphone played by the illustrious Roy Ayers and black percussion supported by Yoruba, underlines that the wine of the same essence.

The fresh touch of wine in the mouth says its tonicity and the pace of the piece highlights it in the approach of the combined senses. Off chorus of female voices haunted on those male voices afro primitives unite in the brilliance of the sensuality mixed wine. The final of the race wine married the ethnic character of the composition to the similar origins.

The authenticity of this typical wine of South Africa kept its energy over the years that the magnitude rivals that his piece paired of the same vintage.

Grape : 100% pinotage

Soil : red shale altered

Tasted in January 2015 at 16°C