Middelvlei Estate Free-Run Stellenbosch Pinotage 2010 81+ Points

Middelvlei Estate Free-Run Stellenbosch Pinotage

Ruby cherry red with garnet hue.

Clean,moderate plus intensity, Old Cape style profile with a certain rusticity, ripe profile and sweet fruited with dark red plums, black berry jam, dried roses, good purity of fruit, almond kernel note, hints of acetone, brush of wet earth, subtle spicy oak, milk chocolate,  alcohol noticeable.

Dry with dash residual sugar, floral note follows through, fresh and savoury with moderate plus acidity, moderate plus tannins, gentle bite and firm in structure with a peppery profile, delicately juicy, elegant extraction, high alcohol of 14% abv follows through, long and persistent, drinking well now yet have the stamina to hold until 2020+