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Pinotage - 2020

Barista

3.07 / 5.0

Type
red still, dry
Region
WO Western Cape, South Africa
Producer
Barista
Vintage
2020
Grapes
Pinotage
Alcohol
13.5
Sugar
5.2
Price
479 UAH, 389 UAH, 315 UAH
Cellar
not available
Barista Pinotage 2020

Ratings

2.20 / 5.0750 ml@Home

I opened this bottle, but I had to double-check if I poured the right wine cause I didn't recognise Barista Pinotage here. No typical aromas of mocha and chocolate. Fruits and some rubber. It also offered a declined and unbalanced palate. I could not finish even a glass.

3.50 / 5.0750 ml@Home

Consistent crowd pleaser. This time it has less cured meat, more fruits and mocha with chocolate powder. Almost full-bodied, fruity, well-balanced and easy to understand. A wine to use as a bridge from cocktails to finer stuff.

3.50 / 5.0750 ml

Pompous and expressive crowd pleaser. Lots of cured meat, coffee beans, and black fruits. Goes well with food or situations when wine is just a background (though the last phrase sounds sad). Good QPR. Thanks to quite the amount of residual sugar, can be a window into the world of dry wines for those who strictly ignore them.