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2008 Neil Ellis Wines Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
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2008 Neil Ellis Wines Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Producer: Neil Ellis Wines
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Pinotage
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2011

Deep, bright ruby-red.  Crushed dark berries and toasty oak on the nose.  Dense, juicy and surprisingly dry, with enticing mulberry fruit complicated by spices and woodsmoke.  This rather laid-back pinotage finishes with dusty tannins and a light note of burning tobacco that tempered my enthusiasm a bit.

86 Points | Wine Spectator

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About South Africa

South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting...
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Pinotage

Pinotage is a recent addition to the wine world, having been created in South Africa in 1925, by Stellenbosch University Professor A.I Perold. Perold crossed the Pinot Noir and Cinsaut grapes with the aim of acquiring the best qualities of both parents: classic Pinot Noir flavors with a bountiful crop from sturdy, disease resistant vines. Initially, Pinotage failed to meet this promise, and...
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