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Not everything is lost

Down at the cabin this weekend for last touch of summer. In a rather empty wine cellar we found Allesverloren Tinta Barocca from South Africa. Tinta Barocca is a very unusual grape imported from Portugal. The wine was deep dark red, had a delicate smell of plum, spice and dried fruit with a nice fruity taste. A very nice wine for less than NOK130.
Allesverloren is some 100km northeast of Cape Town and is in fact the oldest winery in Swartland. The name (all is lost) derives from 1704 when the settlers found their house burnt down and the farm destroyed. Allesverloren also makes a Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon which are good value for money as well as well as a port wine.
A good buy now that we seem to have lost the summer....
Allesverloren 2007 Tinta Barocca, Swartland , South Africa P+



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