Stunning wine. Asparagus, lemon and mineral.

Western Cape meets Pouilly Fume.

Asparagus too obvious for me but Mel will give this a Quaffers Offers star.

Try this, Dunc. You might just love it.

Now on second one to be sure (to be sure). Smells of rotting things with medicinal overtones. Odorat de la Morgue, surely no-one actually likes this, do they???

Unclear what's happening. Ba, are you on your second bottle of Vergelegen? Is this co-drinking?

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Ha, I told you SA sb is very composty. It either goes like this after about 18 months which is where the 08 Verg is now or it's like this from the bleedin' start. Like the bloody 'orrible Spier.

Repeat after me MrB.....SA sb tastes of rotting compost heaps and I shall never buy again.

Springfield aside, obviously.

Had one a few days ago...thought it might be "off".

SA sb tastes of rotting compost heaps and I shall never buy again.

Springfield aside, obviously.

Having said that, I do like Porcupine Ridge (WR), Boschendal, and even the Cape Grace blends.

Old Renwick 1st - Then on to Cape of good compost - We're on GK's territory now

SB and gunflint
SB and tropical stuff
SB and asparagus, lime grass, lawnmowers without petrol

* Orrr Yusss

SB and exhumation - Errr, Umm !


(*appendix Mel)

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Vergelegen make three SBs and they usually have some Semillon included.


I'd be buying 2009 vintage now, thats almost a year old so the 2008 is two years old.

I wonder if the Semillon will help this age a little? Percentage?

I can't see the attraction of ageing SB.

The white label SB has up tp 10% SB, the 2009 has just 3% and I wonder if its because they are now sourcing grapes from the cooler Elgin area instead of using 100% estate grapes.

The black label should be from their own Shaapenberg vineyard and will likely be 100% SB

The 'Vergelegen White' changes each year, sometimes up to 80% semillon, other times SB is in the majority.

Surely a Vergelegen with 80%+ Semillon would be good for a few years?

My local Co-op seem to think 10+ years is good for all white's

Thanks P (you've lost 5 letters now) good info. Mine were white labels. There was no mention of Sem anywhere although "figs" were mentioned.

Oh, yes. That's their flagship white with oak aging.

I quite like compost and rotting things.

South African SB seems to taste (and, worse, smell) of cabbage water to me as it ages.

I love compost and rotting things.

Brett particularly.

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