A Sommelier Summary of the Idiom Cape Blend
For your enjoyment of the tasting experience, we have included 5 tasting notes from 5 different sensory specialists : – 2 different wine sommeliers, a coffee sommelier, a perfumer and lastly, the proprietor, who will provide you with a diversity of expressionsto encourage exploration and enjoyment of this wine.
Kent Scheermeyer, Head Sommelier, One&Only Cape Town
WINE SOMMELIER TASTING NOTE:
“Gamey and earthy hints with dark/black cherries, some ripe yellow fruits, smoked meats, baked bacon, flinty hints with some sweet-sour hints on the palate. It is a complex wine, almost a bit nervous, with good structure, acidity and a lively finish with some good Pinotage expressions. The tannins are soft and the wood is well integrated. It is a very serious wine and needs food, perhaps South African game dishes. Very long finish with primary fruit.”
Jorg Pfutzner, Sommelier, Under The Influence/Roundhouse/Golf&Wein
WINE SOMMELIER TASTING NOTE:
“This wine is a knock out! The nose displays complex black fruit aromas which are refined with salmiak candy, fennel and tar. Tightly packed with roasted wild herbs, pepper and creamy blackberries; this sweet full-bodied wine attacks and distributes a mouth-filling flavour array. The persistent and homogenous savoury finish impresses and supports a classy structure. This wine lives off its tension and balance rather than of brutal force.”
David Donde, Origin Coffee & now, Truth Coffee
COFFEE SOMMELIER TASTING NOTE:
“The Cape Blend’s complexity, big mouth feel and enduring body, the ability to linger and hold ones attention with a long, enduring, pleasant aftertaste are the qualities needed and found in a good espresso blend.”
Tammy Frazer, Frazer Parfum
PERFUMER TASTING NOTE:
“The Cape Blend has a deep red velvet start, with honeyed jasmine, earthy tuberose and full bodied cherries. Smoky smooth caramel with spicy undertones of nutmeg and the familiarity of time past with cinnemonic clove. Followed quickly by the herbaceous sage and violet leaf that develop but do not dominate. The wine actually reminds me of South Africa, a hint of fynbos and green vines. In my opinion comparable to a piece of music it would be something played on a violoncello. Considering the balanced weight of the wine, in flavour it is dense, abundant and evocative. The gourmand toffee and balsamic coconut is next apparent. The final accord is that of redcurrant buds, blackberry, juniper berries and cocoa. The chocolate tones are lasting with every seasoned sip.”
Alberto Bottega, Idiom Wines
PROPRIETOR TASTING NOTE:
“A velvety opulent wine made with the Cape’s own grape Pinotage (36%), blended with Cabernet sauvignon (48%), Merlot (10%) and Petit Verdot (6%). Intriguing multilayered aromas, flavours and textures. Cloves, sweet almonds, black cherries and cocoa reminiscent of black forest cake.”
DOUBLE GOLD: MICHELANGELO,
GOLD: VERITAS, 4 STARS WINE,
DIAMOND: INVESTEC WINEMAKERS CHOICE.
