Ernst Gouws&Co Pinotage 11’

Naked Wine Review 170

Wine: Pinotage

Producer: Ernst Gouws&Co

Vintage: 11’

Region: South Africa>Coastal Region>Stellenbosch 

Price: 11.00

Date tasted: 9/23/15

Place tasted: I was high in a tower somewhere, hiding from the world and waiting for my hair to grow out. I had 'Girl in the Woods' on my wall, Trout Mask Replica on my iPod, a cat with an impressive vocabulary wandering around, and a window from which to view the moon. Not a bad place to taste good wine. 

Served with: Iman Bayildi, a Turkish Eggplant dish. So simple, and so very tasty. It’s eggplant and olive oil paradise. 

Appearance: Viscous with sticky slow moving legs. Bright ruby and rust combine with rich blood in a clear and beautiful pool of life force.

On the snoot: Bold and earthy with dark berry. Powerful and pleasant.

Taste: Blackberry and cassis wrapped in earth and oak then seasoned with tobacco pave the way for leather whips and creosote to dance in bloody red moonlight with chocolate sandalwood incense. Firm tight little pillows of tannin offer a sort of grounding familiar comfort. Finish is lengthy and soft with a slight quenching quality. 

Balance: Acid over sugar, dry yet warm with masses of soft soothing tannins. It’s a little hot out of the bottle so let breathe and mellow before pouring.

Comments: I love pinotage. Pinotage has a kind of ‘bad boy’ thing about it that is irresistible. It’s a rebel, a wine gone rogue, a unique and free spirit and a beautiful honest expression of an exotic grape that deserves great respect and praise. Enjoy naked and in good health, Serefe! 

Rating: 3.8 tipsys

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Cipresseto Rosato Toscana 14'

Naked Wine Review 169

Wine: Rosato

Grapes: Sangiovese & Canaiolo

Producer: Santa Cristina Antinori

Vintage: 14’

Region: Italy>Tuscany

Price: 9.00, average

Date tasted: 9/2/15

Place tasted: I'd been tracking the bunnies that jumped out of last nights dream. All day long I was creeping down alleys, looking under rocks and inside faerie circles. They had the distinctive scent of white chocolate (circa 1975) which I caught just as they hopped out of my head that morning and into the waking world. You can't have dream bunnies bouncing around all over your neighborhood like that. You know how they are. I got the last one of them back into my head by nightfall but it was an exhausting all day endeavor. Boy, was I happy to finally sit down and relax with a rosy colored glass of chilled enlightened vino and some delightful snacks.

No matter the job, it's always nice to feel you've done it well, even when it's just getting dream bunnies back to their proper dimension. 

Served with: Nightshade Harvest hors d'oeuvres, yummy.

Appearance: She sports a strong yet delicate body all dressed in colors of rose hip jelly or malaya garnet, a brilliant gemstone. So beautiful was the color that it hypnotized me and I gazed into it a good ten minutes before even taking my first sip. She's simply gorgeous.

On the snoot: is the very slight scent of honeysuckle and melon.

Taste: Simple and highly floral with fruits of soft citrus and gentle pear, dry and lively. Finish is warm and smooth. 

Balance: Dry and light with no residual sugars and a nice gentle warming alcohol. A wonderfully sculpted work of art. 

Comments: This wine is flawlessly perfect. I had no idea how very classy a rose' could be. It was a humbling education for me and I'm so pleased to have learned this lesson. If you are lucky enough to live in an area that carries Cipresseto Rosato Toscana you should buy some. It will not disappoint, even if you are normally a red drinker like myself. Good wine is good wine and it comes in all colors of the rainbow. Expand your vision and remember variety is truly the spice of life. 

Thank you Julia Margolia for sending me this bottle to try. It was a pleasure to drink and a pleasure to review. 

Rating: 4 elegant tipsys

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