The feeling of reality settling like an uncertain new piece of clothing- after the festive season, the year begins. Amazing how important this new year marker is, even though the end point in a year is of course relatively arbitrary.
Some exhaustion after a pretty social time is par for the course. Only two bottles out of dozens was corked, so that’s a pretty good average, and I’d say that a third of the bottles were screw caps. Most drunk would have to the sauvignon blanc and bubbly, with chenin blanc also popular. Favourites? Bruce Jack’s Freerun Sauvignon Blanc 2006 and Welgegund’s Rosé 2006. Misses: Solms-Delta with a red blend called Hiervandaan 2004 that’s really got green flavours and a white blend called Koloni 2006 that is a hardship to drink, so unctuous and rich but not refreshing.
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