Let's Go On Safari with Graham Beck Game Reserve

The nose on this wine is just beautiful.  If the bouquet could yell it would scream OUTLOUD, TASTE ME TASTE ME.
Such dark rich aromas erupt from the bottle, cherry, plum. 
The dark luscious purple color.  Inviting you  again to partake.  A gorgeous color that enhances the experience.
Now put the glass to your lips, slowly  allow the wine inside your mouth.  Then the volumes begin. Volumes of flavor just keep rolling. Your eyes roll in the back of your head.  You cannot fathom all of the flavors that have just entered your body.  A tear rolls down your cheek as you know that this experience will end.  The complexity of this wine is just unbelievable.  Rich  and juicy full bodied and well balanced.  Lite tannins.  A very long finish, you will be enjoying the next sip before the end of the first.   The berry flavors are enhanced with hints of chocolate and smoky tobacco. What did I say about complex.
Graham Beck wines encompass the Robertson area of origin in South Africa. They are also involved  with my favorite charity The Wilderness  Foundation.  So another quality reason to support this winery.
Enjoy.

Spier it is.... Spier Pinotage

Pinotage is a red wine grape typically from South Africa.  It is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault. 

The wines are typically deep red with hints of smoke and earth tones.  This particular one is Spier from the Stellenbosch of South Africa. Spier is a multi award winning winery.  The farm has been owned by

 Dick Enthoven since 1993, with Frans K. Smit serving as cellar master. 

 The wine has  a deep rich red color.  The nose offers you  ripe fruits, aromas exploding with plums and raisins.  The palate fills your mouth with rich red fruits almost sweet sensations, offset with tobacco and earth tones. A medium body that will pair well with red meats even bar b que.  Spier is aged in oak for 10 months which gives even more complexity to the wine.  A smooth easy finish.  Tonight I am pairing this with dessert, Nutella cupcakes.  You can get the recipe off the internet, I did not give you a picture because I tore them up getting them out of the pan, but they sure taste great.  

Enjoy

A delightful Pinotage for tonight.