2020 may not have been a year that presented many reasons to be cheerful but this wine is certainly one of them…
Rieslings To Be Cheerful 2020 is an experimental wine made by Boplaas using fruit they pinched from a local apple farmer in Elgin. Fermented completely dry it was bottled without filtering so you might find a wine diamond (tartrate crystal) or two in it. These are nothing to be worried about in fact they are a sign of the wine’s natural goodness. Zippy zesty and incredibly summery it buzzes like a live wire with grapefruit lime lemon and crunchy green apples. So hopefully that should mean the farmer that grew the grapes will like it. Serve this with sunshine ceviche and a smile.
As a panel taster for South African Wine Magazine a contributor to the highly respected Platter’s South African Wines Guide and a certified Master of Wine Richard Kelley is one of the most respected authorities on South African wine in the world. Over three decades in the industry this Cape Crusader has made a lot of friends throughout that great winemaking nation. Every time he visits the Cape he pops in to see his buddies and rummage through their cellars uncovering great wines that don’t quite fit in the winery’s portfolio are deemed too experimental or that they plan to simply fill into big blends. On discovering these gems Richard – going by his alter ego Rick – ‘liberates’ them bottles them and sells them under the small-batch label The Liberator. Each one is completely unique and when it’s gone unlikely to ever be repeated. This one is Episode 31 in the series it hails from Boplaa in Elgin and only 240 cases were ever made.
SKU No.: 3329335
Style No.: 842717
Region: Elgin
Grapes: Riesling
Closure: Screw
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 12.5%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
2020 may not have been a year that presented many reasons to be cheerful but this wine is certainly one of them…
Rieslings To Be Cheerful 2020 is an experimental wine made by Boplaas using fruit they pinched from a local apple farmer in Elgin. Fermented completely dry it was bottled without filtering so you might find a wine diamond (tartrate crystal) or two in it. These are nothing to be worried about in fact they are a sign of the wine’s natural goodness. Zippy zesty and incredibly summery it buzzes like a live wire with grapefruit lime lemon and crunchy green apples. So hopefully that should mean the farmer that grew the grapes will like it. Serve this with sunshine ceviche and a smile.
As a panel taster for South African Wine Magazine a contributor to the highly respected Platter’s South African Wines Guide and a certified Master of Wine Richard Kelley is one of the most respected authorities on South African wine in the world. Over three decades in the industry this Cape Crusader has made a lot of friends throughout that great winemaking nation. Every time he visits the Cape he pops in to see his buddies and rummage through their cellars uncovering great wines that don’t quite fit in the winery’s portfolio are deemed too experimental or that they plan to simply fill into big blends. On discovering these gems Richard – going by his alter ego Rick – ‘liberates’ them bottles them and sells them under the small-batch label The Liberator. Each one is completely unique and when it’s gone unlikely to ever be repeated. This one is Episode 31 in the series it hails from Boplaa in Elgin and only 240 cases were ever made.
SKU No.: 3329335
Style No.: 842717