WellsFaber Sommelier Selection Reds

This morning’s tasting of 28 recently released reds delivered some of the highest scores to date. The premises of the Pendock Wine Gallery has now taken on the appearance of a surgical operating theater as the Taj’s new broom, GM Sanjay Sood has swept the gallery into the street after three years in residence.

As one door closes, another opens, this time in Queen Victoria street where The Pendock will be relocating from next month to share premises with The Cape Town Club.

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This week’s sommeliers’ selection is a diverse one:

Darling Cellars Cinful Cinsault 2014
Zonnebloem Shiraz 2014
Tokara Director’s Reserve 2012
Kranskop Pinot Noir 2014
Darling Cellars Sir Charles Henry Darling 2012
Blue Owl Merlot 2014

Which is one of everything: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cinsault, Shiraz and two blends, one from Stellenbosch and one from Darling. An appellation which has done well overall with two wines in the sommelier selection six pack. Many happy returns for Tokara with their Director’s Reserve White 2012 top performer at the white tasting earlier this month. Our sommeliers are consistent in addition to being the sexiest panel in the winelands

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