The spacious tasting room
The lovely Christna van
Zyl, who runs the tasting room, the office and the marketing, really looked
after us
Some of the range of
wines which we tasted.
We really liked the 2007
Lyle MCC which has a rich apple and pastry nose just like the tart tatin Lynne
had for dinner the previous night . Very well priced at R125 a bottle from the
farm. It is crisp and dry, lean and delicious. The Pinot is shy and only shows
right at the end as fresh strawberries
Of extra special note is
the Ghost Gum Bordeaux style white blend. 60% Sauvignon Blanc from Elgin with
40% Franschhoek Semillon in second fill oak. Wafts of vanilla and good bitter
caramel hover over long flavours of the buttery citrusy grapes. R95. Could drink lots of this
The J 2011 is a blend of 36% Semillon, 34% Viognier & 30% Sauvignon
Blanc and has the perfume of fresh ripe white peaches on top of lively clean
crisp flavours R75. Great for spicy Asian food
The Max 2009 a Bordeaux
Blend with some Petit Verdot and Malbec smells like an almond cherry dessert
with honey and a bit of licorice. It has very good sweet cherries and chocolate
and its chalky tannins mean it will last. R95
The 2010 Syrah Reserve
is a big wine and has expensive wood notes as 100% new French oak is used.
Incense, pepper, spice on the nose. Good fruit and, savoury white pepper, and chalky tannins add to the elegance. Needs a lot of time to settle down. R190
SMV 2009 Shiraz & Viognier
were co-fermented then the Mourvedre was added later. It is very spicy and interesting but still
opening up. It tastes of a fruit salad
of Raspberries, rhubarb and red cherries. R90
The courtyard in front of the tasting room. The oak trees were being trimmed because several had been damaged by the recent storms (800+mm of rain in August!) and were threatening the buildings
The farm's famous ghost gum tree, which is their logo
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013
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