This red combines the dark, briary edge of the grape with rich, ripe plum sauce and notes of crushed currant and fig. A licorice snap note lingers nicely on the plush finish. Should be fun to age a bit. Drink now through 2012. 600 cases imported. -JM

This softer style Pinotage is a benchmark for the variety from a producer who has helped put the wine on the map. The nose is a melding of plum, cherry, spice and black currant, and on the palate, mocha, plum, spice and cherry mingle, Soft, rich and integrated, it still has the spicy vigor of a true Pinotage. ——S.K.(3/1/2010)—— 90