ONE: Those who pick grapes depend on me. Whenever I decide whether to open a second bottle, I think of them and their dependents, and my duty is clear.
TWO: Those who know of my extensive chartable work (see ONE above) know that I have spared nothing, not even my liver, for the cause. Many have expressed the fear that my dangerous charity work could result in the loss of the Manuscript, which we can now reveal is named: Code Red.
If one is compelled to drink, whether it be for religious ceremonies or for charitable causes, the wine should at least be decent. Those who pick the grapes would expect nothing less.
To this end, I now share the "fruits" of my labours with others such as your good self. I trust that in exchange for this particular act of kindness, Bacchus might deem it fit to spare my liver for a while longer
CODE RED will remain on the blog and will be updated every few months or so.
Copy the link to your smartphone and it will accompany you to fine restaurants and purveyors of wine wherever you are.
Feel free to comment on later vintages if your efforts to store and drink earlier vintages have ended in ignominious failure.
Email or text me your view and I may include it on here. Why should I be the only scribe who painstakingly interrupts the drinking to make these notes?
NB, do include the date. Some wines improve with age and this is one way to keep a record of that:
I'm afraid I don't drink Merlot so its mainly Shiraz, Cab Sav, Pinotage and the odd blend:
Andreas Shiraz 2005 **** 12/06/2008
Arendsig Shiraz 2006 ***1/2
Allesverloren Shiraz 2007 *
5 August 2008 barely palatable
Allesverloren Shiraz 2006***
17/05/08
Arabella Cab 2012 3.25* 19/01/2013
Ashton Keldor Shiraz 2005 ***1/2 12/4/08
Boland kelder Shiraz 2006 2.5* too strong coffee taste 11/07/2008
Boland Kelder 2003 Cab Sav 3*
2009 Cab Sav 3*
09/01/2013
Boschendal 2005 Shiraz 3 1/2 * Shiraz
pleasant
Boschkloof 2004 Cabernet Savignon 2004 3.75*
Boschrivier 2004 Shiraz 4* not 2005!
Botha Wynkelder 2005 Shiraz 2* pleasant
but no body! OK!
Bovlei shiraz 2003 shiraz 3* 24/06/2008
Cedarberg Shiraz 2006 4* 15/09/2008
Danie de Wet Can Sav 2004 3.75* 7 aug 2008
Darling Cellars 2005 Shiraz woolies
reserve 4 1/4 * superb 28/05/2008
Diemersfontein Pinotage 2003
Diemersfontein Cab sav 2003 4*
Drbanville Hills Cab Sav 2006 2* too
light. No body
durbanville Hills shiraz 2005 vinegar
Excelsior Shiraz 2005 4*
Fleur de Cap cab sav 2006 * horrible!
14/06/08
Fleur de Cap 2007 Shiraz 2* poor
19/11/09
Glen Carlou 2006 shiraz 4* 5/06/09
Guardian Peak shiraz 2.5* 26\06/08
Hartenburg Cab Sav / Shiraz 2003 3*
2004 3.5*
Hartenburg Cab Sav 2004
4.25* 7/7/08
2005 4.25 25/4/09
Hartenburg shiraz 2005 4.25* 8/7/08 smooth a hint watery..
Hazendal 2003 Shiraz 2* 3/10/08
Hoopenburg Shiraz 2002 5*
Jean Daniel Red blend 2003? very good.
Jordan cab sav 2005 3.75* 3/7/08
Jordan syrah 2004 4* 3/7/08
Kaapzicht 2005 Shiraz 3* 18/05/2008
Kanonkop Pinotage 1999 4* 5/08/2008 4.75* 16 feb 2009
Kevin Arnold 2005 Shiraz 4* 15/08/2008
Kleine Zalze 2010 Cab Sav 3.75*
13/11/2012
kloovenburg cab sav 2006 3.5*
28/12/2008
kloovenberg Shiraz 2004 5*
Shiraz 2005 5*
Kloovenberg Shiraz 2006 4.5* 01/10/2008
KWV 2007 shiraz vinegar
Laborie cab sav 2004 4* 15/07/08
cab sav 2006 4* 6/09/2008
Laborie Pinotage 2006 3* 23/07/08
Laibach 2004 cab ** 3/4
La Motte cab 2005 sab sav 5*
La motte cab sav/ shiraz reseve 2006 (woolies) *** 1/2
17/05/08
Landskroon Shiraz 2006. 3 1/2 * very pleasant 18/2/08 3* 12/12/08
Landskroon Cab Sav 2006 3.75*
7 Aug 2008
2009 3.75* 23 Jan 2011
Le Grande Cappu Pinotage 2011 3.5* 7
Jan '13
Linton Park 2005 cab sav 3.5* 25 june
2009
L'ORMARINS Cab Sav 2002 5*
Lourensford cab sav 3.75* 11/08/2008
Morengenhof cab sav 2003 2.25* 10/09//2008
Nature in concert (de wet) pINOT nOIR
2007 4* 7/08/2008
Naughton's Flight Shiraz 2005 4* 7/01/09
Nederburg Shiraz 2005 2* 19/03/2008
seems off too sharp!!.
nedeburg cab sav 2001 4* 9/09/2008
Nedeburg cab sav 2006 3* 16/03/2008 questionable aftertaste
Nedeburg cab sav private bin r163 1999 5*
Neil Joubert Cab Sav 2004 but not 2005
Neil joubert 2005 shiraz ****
14/06/2008 4.5*--13/11/2008 2006 shiraz 3.75 11 july 2009
Neetlingshof Pinotage 2003 4.5 *
21/03/2008
Onyx Shiraz 2004 1 1/2* unpleasant
aftertaste
Porcupine ridge 2007 shiraz 3*
11/09/2008
2008 shiraz
2.75* 18/06/09
Raka shiraz biography 2005 4.5*
17/07/06
2006 4*
17/06/09
Rietvallei 2006 cab sav 2.75* 22/06/08
Rhebokskloof 2005 Shiraz 3* 12/03/2008
Rupert & Rothschild Baron edmond
2004 blend 4 *
Ruitersvlei shiraz 2004. 12/05/09 3.5*
v pleasant.
Rust & vrede cab 2004 3.75*
25/07/2008
Rust 5 vrede shiraz 2004
4.25* 25/07/2008
Saxenburg shiraz 1994 4* 19/11/2008
2005 4* 5/06/2009
Savanha Shiraz 2003 terrible
Simonsig Cab Sav 2004 3.75* 19/02/2013
Simonsig Shiraz 2008 4.5* 15/08/2011
2009 4* 17/08/2011
Stellenzicht Pinotage 2006 3.75*
14/08/2008
stellenzicht shiraz 2005 4.25* 16/03/2009
The Berrio cab sav 2005 3.75* 30/01/2009
Tokara zondernaam cab sav 2005 3.75*
28/11/2008
Terra Hutton Cab 2000 5*
Uitkyk cab sav shiraz 2004 2.5*
5/09/2008
Under Oaks 2005 Shiraz
4* 18/03/2009
vilafonte 2004 series m 2004 3.75 10
july 2009
2004 series c 2004 4.25
2005 series m 3.25
2005 series c 4.5
2006 series c 5:0
Vilafonte 2006 series c blend 3:75* 10/07/2009
Welgegund Cab 2004 3*
Welmoed Shirax 2002 3*
welmoed shiraz 2006 3* 3/07/08
zandvliet shiraz 2005 3* a little
sharp. 19/03/08
3.25*
28/06/08
Zandvleit kalveld shiraz 2002 5*
21/04/2008
Zonnebloem Shiraz 2006 3.75 delicious!
22/8/08
Zonnebloem Shiraz 2007 3.25 25 Jan 2011
Zonnebloem 2006 cab sav 2 13/6/2008
poor
2008 Cab Sav 2 23 Jan 2011 poor
zonnebloem 2006 pinotage 2.5*
10/06/2008
Viljoensdrift Cab sav river grandeur
2005 3.75* 11/0/08
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