Dorper Pinotage 2022

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting note:

‘Could he do it again? Indeed, he could. For the second year in a row, Reg Holder has shot the lights out with this brilliant Pinotage. Beautifully balanced and refined, this is one of the best examples in the country, with layers of raspberry and wild strawberry fruit, caressing tannins and supple, filigree tannins. 2025-32’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2024, 95/100

‘This is another Pinotage expression that helps trumpet the stylistic revolution that this cultivar has undergone over the past decade. Made from fruit sourced from two old vine parcels, one grown on decomposed granite soils in the Helderberg and the other on shale soils in the Bottelary Hills, the grapes were destemmed but not crushed, using a portion of whole bunches, this is a lively, perfumed, energetic Pinotage with complex floral aromatics of black and blueberry fruits, hints of black cherry, cranberry and saline crème de cassis nuances. A real cornucopia of flavours and texture, but always siding with fine grained, elegant tannins supported by the most delicious tangy sweet-sour acids. A wine very much centred around the purity of the fruit and the mid-palate harmony with just the most subtle wood spice notes on the dry mineral finish. A complete pleasure to drink! Drink now and over 5-8+ years.’ – Greg Sherwood MW, 94/100