Cape Town Wine » nebbiolo http://capetownwineblog.com A blog about South African wine news, awards & events Sat, 19 May 2012 13:39:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Red wine, luck or lose. http://capetownwineblog.com/2011/06/red-wine-luck-or-lose/ http://capetownwineblog.com/2011/06/red-wine-luck-or-lose/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:59:43 +0000 admin http://capetownwineblog.com/?p=2307 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Yesterday evening, the warm north west wind was blowing which is always a sure sign that twelve to twenty-four hours later a serious Winter storm will blast the Cape Of Storms. We simply had to get down to our jetty to enjoy a glass of red wine and the full moon on this Indian Summer night.

Red wine substitute

Red wine substitute

After unpacking the wine cupboard and closely examining dozens of bottles of white wine we came to the realisation that we were clean out of red wine. Not even a bottle of plonk was on hand.

Then inspiration struck. After ransacking the not-to-be-disturbed, keep for a special occasion wine stash in the bedroom cupboard, two bottles of splendid red wine were unearthed – Steenberg Nebbiolo 2008 and Steenberg Catharina 2007 no less.

Sure, the Nebbiolo was to be relished at a future dinner party when I would serve it with osso buco to wine fundi friends and sure, we had decided that the Catharina was too young to be appreciated fully and needed more bottle maturation.

The decision as to what last night’s special occasion was, seemed too great for either of us to take.

Let lady luck decide – heads and we crack open the Nebbiolo, tails we make two mugs of hot chocolate.

Did the coin land on its side?

We drank our hot chocolate in silence in the balmy night air and then went to bed.

P.S.  Watch this space for that Nebbiolo review.

 

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Steenberg Catharina 2006
Steenberg Catharina 2006

Steenberg Catharina 2006, named for Catharina Ras, founder of Steenberg farm, blended from cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, shiraz with some nebbiolo, sails down the throat like a catamaran in full flight. All about this wine is perfectly harmonious, finishing seamlessly with reminders of white pepper, mulberry and pomegranate.

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