2002 Goats do Roam (South African Red)

We sold a ton of this wine from the 2001 vintage, and I think the 2002 is even better with a bit more depth and concentration. Made from a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and of course some Pinotage, this wine is a Cote du Rhone look-alike. Bursting with ripe blackberry fruit and white pepper accents, there are fine tannins with an earth note and a long finish. A great value from this fine and consistent producer. From Frank Prial of the New York Times: "Pinot noir also turns up in one of the most lighthearted of all summer wines, Charles Back's Goats do Roam, from his Fairview estate near Cape Town. Mr. Back is a serious winemaker with at least two wineries in the Cape, but he has a sense of humor. At Fairview he raises a small army of goats, from whose milk he makes delightful cheese. Goats don't roam in the vineyards, but they have provided a priceless pun for his Côtes-du-Rhône-style wine...The joke ends with the name; the wine is delightful and it costs $10..." 6/18/2003