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. 

#pinotage, #spier

Perfectly cooked salmon and green beans.  HR pan seared salmon tonight with olive oil and lemon pepper, delicious.
Accompanied by green beans also with olive oil and lemon juice.
A great dinner under any circumstance.
Paired tonight with Spier pinotage 2010.
Wow what a combo.  The hearty meaty salmon, complimented by this robust pinotage.
Raven wing dark and silky. Nose of dark ripe red and black fruits with hints of tobacco.
Rich fruity and complex, well rounded.
A great hearty red wine to pair with just about anything.
Enjoy

Ok so I poured a little down the front