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Kloovenburg Shiraz (2002)
Kloovenburg Shiraz 2002

SnoothRank: 4.33

US $1753


Steenberg Constantia Sauvignon Blanc Reserve (2002)
Steenberg Constantia Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2002

SnoothRank: 4

US $1475


Lot 104 Stellenbosch Meritage (2006)
Lot 104 Stellenbosch Meritage 2006

SnoothRank: 4.2

US $1300



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A cliché is a cliché for a reason. I don't think you can view any report, article or commentary on South Africa without some mention of the amalgam of the old world and the new in the countries wines.

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dmcker wrote in the forum topic: What's your favorite grape(s)
November 2009

Well you got me going, Greg, so I went back and looked at my wine purchases ... maybe give New Zealand and South Africa another chance...

November 2009

Tonight I'm drinking Eikendal Classique a Cab/Cab Franc blend from South Africa with a bowl of pasta with turkey bolognese sauce.Tomorrow - who knows? What about you?

November 2009

Costco was featuring this wine last week so I decided to pick up a a couple bottles to have on hand for a cocktail party. Well, did this wine turn heads?!! I opened up a bottle to share over assorted meats and thought it...

Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz 2009

Starting at $9.95 Snoothrank: 3/5
November 2009

raspberries and blackberries on the nose, round on the palate, easily drinkable, the tannins are not overpowering, the fruit is full and jam-like and delicious. easily drinkable with friends.

DMZ Shiraz 2008

Starting at $14.99 Snoothrank: 3/5
November 2009

very berry filled and abundance of jam and dark fruit characteristics, high alcohol content appeared

Excelsior Shiraz 2007

Starting at $7.95 Snoothrank: 2.5/5
mark wrote in the forum topic: What's your favorite grape(s)
November 2009

My top choice would be Syrah, especially from the Rhone. I'll allow Cabernet ... had a few great Cabs from South Africa. Love that herbaceous quality, especially when it has some meatiness to it as well

GregT wrote in the forum topic: Fullbottle
November 2009

Fullbottle welcome. Somewhere or another there was a thread about the idea of ... - e.g. Argentina, Chile, South Africa, and even Spain. So the Australians will re-group and figure out something else. They'll figure...

October 2009

Some more cool (or not) names for wineries. Marketing is a bizarre menagerie of ... Cellars) --Coat Roti (South Africa, with a picture of a leaping goat on the label) OK, enough frivolous use of time for me for now....

Had this one in a little wine bar in Seoul, Korea. What a surprising wine (and wine bar).

Neil Ellis Groenkloof Vineyard Selection Shiraz 2004

Starting at $127.39 Snoothrank: 4/5
October 2009

Creamy nose with hints of pyrite. Very mineral in the mouth, with a cool iron and iodine flavor. Intense fruits, bordering on a licorice flavor. Very powerful and intense, with a thick concentrated mouthfeel.

DMZ Shiraz 2008

Starting at $14.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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