Allée Bleue Wine of South Africa - Best Value 2013 Award for Starlette Pinotage

Wine South Africa makes an incredibly wide variety of wines from a number of different grapes. As we've talked about in other parts of the site and our blogs we believe at Uncorked Ventures that some of the best International wines come right from our own backyard.

Luckily for wine drinkers South Africa produces two such grapes, that are both highly unusual:

Pinotage and Chenin Blanc (Post will follow on this amazing Chenin grape varietal)

Pinotage; Pinotage is a cross between Pinot Noir (a cold weather grape) and a French varietal that most a unfamiliar with, Cinsaut (a warm weather grape). Perhaps no other varietal in the world is as unique as Pinotage, as it seems growers in effect tried to create a grape that would grow perfectly in their unique climate. Pinotage also sometimes gives winemakers fits during the fermentation process, turning bad and being bottled only to yield a smell similar to paint. Your guess is as good as ours at this point about the future of Pinotage, but at Uncorked Ventures we certainly hope that worldwide winemakers are able to have more unique grapes and varietals, not less. Personally, I'd love to find a good producer of Pinotage, just for the conversation that it would create with friends and family. It is on my to-do list at present time.

Allée Bleue has been awarded The Best South African wines less than R80 in their Red Wine category Buy our Pinotage here for R32.00.

Dark chocolate and plums are the first things you encounter in the perfume, which prepare you for the delights to come. Despite its elegant body, there's depth, richness and intensity here that tells you there's a serious base under the eminent drinkability.  It's a balanced wine, nothing's out of place, all the elements work in harmony, which is why it is so appealing. On the other hand, Pinotage is famous for its ageing ability, and this one's pliable oak component makes it a worthy canditate for the further cellaring.

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