Strange Kompanjie Old Vine Palomino, Piekenierskloof 2023
Strange Kompanjie Old Vine Palomino, Piekenierskloof 2023 is a dry, light-bodied white from Palomino (South Africa), in the rich, round whites style. Acidity is gentle; oak influence is some. Good with Spanish tapas, aperitif, roast chicken, creamy pasta.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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The label reflects the wine's provenance high up on the Piekenierskloof plateau, where stumpy bush-vines appear frozen in poses of agony. Their meagre yield gives a wine that's bright, tangy, textural and distinctly salty on the finish. Quiet on the nose and palate but persistent with notes of almond skin, fennel and even a little jasmine, all this follows on the palate with a bright natural acidity and a teasing top note of grassy fennel, almond nuttiness and the residual salinity of an old dry grown vineyard. Drink it slowly to take all this in.