Fairview Pegleg Carignan 2002

Fairview Pegleg Carignan (Coastal Region) 2002: From a patch of Carignan discovered while searching for old vine Pinotage. Carignan is little planted in South Africa. A dark, opaque, garnet-red wine. The nose is crammed full of interest, with meaty, brambly fruit at first, but later some more complex funky aromas. A big, full flavoured wine on the palate, with good grip. It easily copes with a judicious application of spicy oak. Plenty of tannin about, so although it's quite approachable now this will certainly benefit from a couple of years in the cellar. Very good. (31/10/03)