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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
A rich and spicy pinotage that shows notes of cedar, spice box, cumin, vanilla and chocolate cherries. Full-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.34
12 bottles: $17.42
A medium-to full-bodied carmenere with lots of dark, grilled cumin, black beans, olives and smoked meat. Dry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.38
12 bottles: $16.05
Deep black red color. Intense complex nose: tobacco, minty, red and black currant aromas and smoky integrated oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.96 $24.40
12 bottles: $19.76
Deep violet red. An intense, pure Carmenère, packed with blueberries and wild berries. Floral hints like violets and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.50
12 bottles: $21.07
We have been producing our Pinotage from this vineyard for 18 years. It recently changed ownership and has been...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93 $22.00
12 bottles: $19.53
As always, this Carmenère is intense red color with a violet hue. It offers numerous aromas of tremendous intensity....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.90 $94.80
A consistent Purple Angel that really delivers the carmenere’s plushness when ripened well. Dark olives,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.43
Ruby-red in color with a hint of violet. Red-fruit aromas recall strawberries and plums, along with notes of licorice...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Blackberry, stewed-plum, basil and cigar-box aromas. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Crisp and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.70
12 bottles: $11.47
A wine expressing the plush riper side of Pinotage with plumb, cherry and light spice notes while still reflecting a...
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White
500ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $93.04
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.69 $12.99
12 bottles: $11.52
Blackcurrants, rose hips, tomato leaves and rosemary stems on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with easy tannins and a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.35
APPEARANCE: Clear, bright purple red. TASTING NOTE: A quintessential South African Pinotage offering a bounty of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
Stand out for its unique ruby red color and aroma of black fruit, in the mouth it is well-balanced and rich in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.84 $27.60
12 bottles: $22.80
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
This Carmenere is ruby red with soft violet hues. In the nose you can find aromas of black fruits with hints of spice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.92 $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
Displays a gravel-and-loam cast, with a core of herb-accented cherry and plum flavors, ending with fine,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
12 bottles: $12.73
Of purple-red color, this Carmenere is a fresh, fruity and intense wine with outstanding aromas of black fruits such...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Aromas of red fruits with flavors of fragrant cherry, black pepper, and notes of wood. Hints of raspberry and lead...

Carmenere Picolit Pinotage

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.