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June 2005 - The Wine Wise Guys South African Reds Tasting!
These results are from the Wine Wise Guys South African Reds Tasting, which place in June 2005 with all eight Wine Wise Guys participating (Jan, Elmeda, Paul, Carolyn, Tom, Laura, Chuck, Joyce). Each of the eight entries was placed in a brown paper bag. The foil with identifying information was removed and the top of the bag was taped shut. The bottles were then assigned numbers. The Wine Wise Guys tasted each wine and recorded their findings on their score sheet. The name and price of the wine was revealed only after the tasting was complete and the score sheets tallied.The top three picks of each person were collected and used for the rankings. The results were:
Final Ranking |
Zinfandel | Cost |
Votes |
1 |
Excelsior Cab Sauv. 2002* | $8.00 |
6 |
2 |
Mulderbosch "Faithful Hound" 2002 | $19.00 |
5 |
3 |
Brampton Shiraz 2002 | $11.00 |
4.5 |
4 |
Goat Roti 2003 | $16.00 |
2.5 |
5 |
Excelsior Cab Sauv 2004 | $8.00 |
2 |
6 |
Nederburg Cab Sauv 2002 | $8.00 |
1 |
7/8 |
Oracle Pinotage 2004 | $10.00 |
.5 |
7/8 |
Goats do Roam in Villages 2003** | $10.00 |
.5 |
Notes:
*
The 2002 Excelsior was from Jan's cellar. The quality varied widely
in tha same vintage, and he literally tried bottles in parking lots before
buying a couple cases of the good batch. He gave it a 16 on a 20 point scale,
very good for the price.
**The Goats do Roam in Villages was prominently displayed
at a liquor store as having a Spectator rating of 90 points, but we doubt they
tasted the same wine we did. The
wine was not faulted, just lacking in flavor and finish.