ON-11072 QC-11096781

Fairview Estates The Goatfather 2012

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Red Blend Red Blend
Western Cape, South Africa

$14.95 (11072)

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88 pts
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February 15, 2014

Critic Reviews (9)

Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Big wine. Love the attack with its bright fruit. Gets a touch too chocolate and sour on the finish. But if you like...

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Steve Thurlow
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Steve Thurlow

A lot of complexity here for such an inexpensive wine. The nose shows black cherry fruit with a baked lemon tone with...

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Rhys Pender, MW
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Rhys Pender, MW

An earthy, spicy and juicy nose with lots of savoury elements to match the fresh raspberry. The palate is juicy,...

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Craig Pinhey
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Craig Pinhey

Rather quiet at first, but opens up to some perfumed, sour cherry and leafy notes. Quite old world in style for a...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Goatfather is Fairview’s tongue in cheek hommage to Italian varietals. It remains however an essentially South...

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Michelle Bouffard
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Michelle Bouffard

Nice nose with scents of orange, freshly cut grass, garden soil and red cherry. A tasty puck where the elements are...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

This is a very interesting blend with Barbera leading an international congregation that includes Sangiovese,...

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Treve Ring
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Treve Ring

Cheeky little label for a serious little wine. This is Fairview's take on an Italian blend (albeit one with 24% cab...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A medium-bodied blend with smoky, meat notes and plump, ripe plum. Salty with notes of dried herbs and some tart...

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Community Reviews (1)

Nancy
Nancy

Smokey-oaky. Smoaky! nose, with charred lemon and with a promise of the fruit forward palate, which ends with dusty tannins and more charred citrus. Very good for a pig roast (well, that was my experience.)

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