Smokkelman
Red
Red Blend from Western Cape, South Africa
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Smokkelman
Legend has it he was conceived on a hillside vineyard at dawn on the first day of bud-break. Touched by the Goddess Demeter. Born on the damp floor of a cool cellar under a full moon on a sweltering autumn equinox at perfect phenolic ripeness. The bastard love child of a visionary winemaker and a cantankerous sommelier. Raised on nothing but bread, wine and hopeful aspirations. A vinous révolutionnaire employing his mythical knowledge of the finest terroir to smokkel the most sought after parcels from the Cape of Good Hope. The answer to prohibition and the age-old adage, ’n Boer maak ’n plan. All we know is, he’s called The Smokkelman.”
Description
Bright red, like a prime baboon matriarch's bottom, thanks to a healthy wallop of Cinsaut. With aromas reminiscent of smuggling those pink lekkertjies and wine gums in your Space Case under an old school bench. Upfront aromas of strawberry, rosewater, red- and blackcurrant all wrapped in a bouquet of pencil shavings, cedarwood, crumpled up crib-notes, and something slightly musky, unidentifiable, but strangely satisfying.
Food Pairing
Some say he enjoys nothing more than chutney flavored biltong bites dipped in peanut butter with a glass of his red but you can serve it with most red meat dishes, rich stews, and even powerful savory vegetarian dishes like arrabbiata with thick starchy tagliatelle.
