Painted Wolf Guillermo Pinotage 2021
A beguiling wine with rich, spicy red berry and black cherry aromas, evident ripe tannins and a long, complex finish.
“The Painted Wolf 2021 Swartland Guillermo Pinotage opens to a combination of earthy aromas and fruity ones. The earthy side is very clean and fragrant with flinty soil and iris root, and the fruity side leans into currant berries, grilled watermelon and tart pomegranate. I recommend drinking this wine while those aromas are still young and fresh. The grapes are picked off of old unirrigated bush vines that produce low yields. The wine ages in French and American oak, with 20% new wood. Production is 14,000 bottles.”
90 Points – Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
“Jeremy Borg combines components from both shale and granite soils to produce his juicy, intense Swartland Syrah, maturing the result in French and American oak. Smooth, sappy and floral, it has bramble and summer berry flavours, hint of toast and coconut and some stony zip. 2023-27”
90 points – Tim Atkin
The grapes for this wine were sourced from two sites in the Swartland – certified organic grapes from the Kasteelsig vineyard and sustainably-farmed grapes from Leeuwenkuil’s premium Swartland vineyard. These grapes were hand-picked into small baskets and taken to the cellar where they were hand sorted, destalked and gently crushed. After cold-soaking for four days a portion was fermented in open bins and hand-plunged four times a day. Approximately 30% was fermented in a rototank. No commercial yeast was used as these grapes ferment well with their own yeast. The wine matured in a mixture of French and American oak barrels for 18 months. Approximately 25% was new wood.
