This is the first time I’ve ever tried a Pinotage so it’s difficult for me to know how Zarafa’s compares to other wines of the same varietals. For me, it was a complete different experience in wine. I can’t quite describe the sharp flavor with which its greets you. Wood? Dark chocolate? Dark chocolate covered wood? I read somewhere that it smells like band-aids and I have to say I agree, but the taste has me dumbfounded. Following that is a medium-to-light body, which disappears into nothingness. Am I drinking water? It does have a lingering flavor, somewhat sweet and plumy. But very earthy and leathery. Yes, I think that’s the right word, leathery.
In all, it was a complete new experience in wine for me – though it did remind me of certain Argentine table wines. It’s not an experience that I enjoyed tremendously, but it was OK and I will finish the bottle. Mike, OTOH, didn’t like it at all.
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