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Producer	Boschkloof
Country	South Africa
Region	Stellenbosch
Varietal	Grenache,  Syrah
Vintage	2021
Sku	21002
Size	750ml

Kottabos is a Greek drinking game of the highest skill – where after many glasses of wine one elegantly flings the leftover lees from naturally unfiltered wine toward predetermined targets in the room with fellow drinking friends. The relaxed nature of the game by performing its skillful task while still seated at the communal dining table made for great fodder. Kottabos in the case of this wine is a small side project from Reenen Borman of Boschkloof. Here he experiments with other grapes not grown on the estate farm, but still within the Polkadraai Hills, and also presses the boundaries a bit more with more adventurous winemaking techniques. In 2020 Reenen wanted to get even a bit more experimental and produced one barrel of skin fermented Chenin from the Karibib Vineyard and after looking at the results he felt this was the best expression of the vineyard and variety.  Therefore he is continuing that trend moving forward in the foreseeable future.

Tasting Notes

A subtle but compelling nose of red and black fruit, fynbos, white pepper and a little earth. A nice fleshiness about the wine on entry to go with fresh acidity and grippy tannins, the two varieties combining well to provide both drinkability and complexity.