Epitome, Sumaridge Estate, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2012
Now boasting a full fourteen years under cork, Sumaridge Wine Estates' 2012 Epitome Cape Blend offers much more than outstanding South African craftsmanship and terroir expression: it provides a glorious maturity and complexity that continue to shine since vintage's introduction well over a year ago.
What's more, any Northern Rhône red of comparable character would typically command twice Epitome's price, once again demonstrating what supreme quality and value South Africa continues to deliver to the UK market.
Sumaridge's 2012 cuvée is indisputably this. From Walker Bay's Hemel-en-Aarde Valley sub-region comes cool-climate Syrah (60%) and Pinotage (40%) in a blend of remarkable poise and nuance. One which after over a decade of graceful ageing now shows gorgeous layers of ripe blackcurrant, mulberry, pepper, tobacco leaf, spice, and smoky oak, all carried on a long, elegant finish. Indeed, with the outdoor grilling season well and truly arrived, here is al fresco drinking at its most rewarding.
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Perfectly good wine with dark chocolate and berry overtones, but little complexity
as a consumer who is very partial to southern hemisphere shiraz with some bottle age,i found it with its combination of pinotage very smooth without having to wait cellar time.whilst a full "winter weight" i look forward to it for barbecues
A truly excellent wine at any price level; it exudes warm fruit with a subtlety unusual in New World red wines, and it has a good finish too. I think it is as suited to a summer barbecue as it is as a winter warmer. Snap it up!