tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10545804.post3242792518526820858..comments2023-08-03T07:55:48.617-07:00Comments on élevage: South African pinot noirVincent Fritzschehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153962387209512138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10545804.post-61829518116175521612009-04-19T10:54:00.000-07:002009-04-19T10:54:00.000-07:00Thanks. I'm not surprised to hear that. The wine h...Thanks. I'm not surprised to hear that. The wine has a pretty nice aroma, but sludgy is a good way to put it. Someone beat the life out of the wine, if there was any to begin with.Vincent Fritzschehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153962387209512138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10545804.post-43392614618097824712009-04-18T23:27:00.000-07:002009-04-18T23:27:00.000-07:00It's extremely expensive there, by local standards...It's extremely expensive there, by local standards (for an American, it's about $15, thanks to a ridiculously devalued SA Rand). "Top pinot in South Africa," or some such. There are several bottlings of it, after a crowning by the influential Platter Guide. I can say that previous vintages have not aged well; they age like ultra-ripe CA pinot, turning into syrah grappa with age. We had an old wine, and it was nice (if not revelatory), but the newer versions are sludgy.thor iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189098900228936573noreply@blogger.com