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2021 Retirement @ 65, Blank Bottle, Darling

The story of Retirement @ 65 is now well known: it’s one of our favourite wines from Pieter. It was a Cinsault vineyard which only started to be productive at 65 years of age, thanks to Pieter’s efforts to outsmart the baboons, sheep, and birds that would always come and eat the grapes. An old vineyard Cinsault, from the same farm as Duncan Savage’s Follow the Line, this is so complex and delicious, with an added savouriness and complexity to it. Brilliant in 2021.
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  • Case of 6 x 75cl
    0
    in basket
  • 75cl Bottle
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    in basket
Wine specification
  • Producer
    Blank Bottle
  • Colour
    Red Wine
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Region & Country
    Darling, Coastal Region, South Africa
  • ABV
    12%
  • Grape(s)
    50% Cinsault, 50% Shiraz/Syrah
  • Maturity
    Ready to drink 2022 – 2030
  • Style
    Still Wine
Product Description

The story of Retirement @ 65 is now well known: it’s one of our favourite wines from Pieter. It was a Cinsault vineyard which only started to be productive at 65 years of age, thanks to Pieter’s efforts to outsmart the baboons, sheep, and birds that would always come and eat the grapes. An old vineyard Cinsault, from the same farm as Duncan Savage’s Follow the Line, this is so complex and delicious, with an added savouriness and complexity to it. Brilliant in 2021.

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