Tasting- Man Pinotage

Mann Pinotage

--Pintoage 86%, 14%

--Perdeberg Hills 
--South Africa
--2013
--$7.95

So there were two reasons I wanted to try this wine: One because Boyer talked about it and I wanted to see if I noticed a burnt rubber (Spoiler: no burnt rubber!) and then Vintage Cellar was supposed to have it but they sold out before I got there, so I had to find another one to try. 

VIneyard Notes: The wine is a ruby-garnet red with a hint of purple. Our Pinotage shows pleasing aromas of mocha chocolate and roasted coffee beans, followed by juicy flavours of red-berries , nutmeg and vanilla spice on the palate. The sweet fruit flavours of this medium-bodied Pinotage make it an ideal match for spicy food, pizza, smoked pork and flavorful vinson dishes or delicious just by itself. 

My notes: It was thick in the glass, so thick that it was coating the glass. It was a very red wine but it was very dark. It had a chocolately, blackberry and vanilla smell. Great nose honestly, was exciting, not sweet and pretty good. The first thing you noticed though it the burn, the acidic alcohol burn. It was very oakey. There were some lit hints of liquorice. Once you got passed the burn there was a little chocolate, tobacco and tobacco box. It was growing on me as it airrated but the burn was just too much.