Rooiberg Winery Game Reserve Shiraz 2011

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Rooiberg Winery Game Reserve Shiraz 2011 Front Label
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Vintage
2011

Size
750ML

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Winemaker Notes

This unique blend displays mulberry and black cherry fruit balanced by a spicy freshness. The rich, ripe Shiraz fruit is deftly complemented by the floral scents of the Viognier. A well structured wine with silky tannins and roasted spiciness, rounded off with sweet berry fruit.

This deliciously aromatic and spicy wine pairs extraordinarily well with rich venison, lamb, roast beef and stews.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    Offers a focused feel, with an anise note framing the dark blackberry paste and raspberry ganache flavors. A graphite spine pins down the finish, revealing a backdrop of toasted mesquite. Drink now through 2016.

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2007
  • 88 Robert
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Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”

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With an important wine renaissance in full swing, impressive red and white bargains abound in South Africa. The country has a particularly long and rich history with winemaking, especially considering its status as part of the “New World.” In the mid-17th century, the lusciously sweet dessert wines of Constantia were highly prized by the European aristocracy. Since then, the South African wine industry has experienced some setbacks due to the phylloxera infestation of the late 1800s and political difficulties throughout the following century.

Today, however, South Africa is increasingly responsible for high-demand, high-quality wines—a blessing to put the country back on the international wine map. Wine production is mainly situated around Cape Town, where the climate is generally warm to hot. But the Benguela Current from Antarctica provides brisk ocean breezes necessary for steady ripening of grapes. Similarly, cooler, high-elevation vineyard sites throughout South Africa offer similar, favorable growing conditions.

South Africa’s wine zones are divided into region, then smaller districts and finally wards, but the country’s wine styles are differentiated more by grape variety than by region. Pinotage, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, is the country’s “signature” grape, responsible for red-fruit-driven, spicy, earthy reds. When Pinotage is blended with other red varieties, like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah or Pinot Noir (all commonly vinified alone as well), it is often labeled as a “Cape Blend.” Chenin Blanc (locally known as “Steen”) dominates white wine production, with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc following close behind.

HNYGBEGSZ11C_2011 Item# 128655

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