Complimentary Wine Tasting
Every Friday; from 5:00 to 7:00
Gayle from 3 Keys will be tasting 4 fantastic wines from
Babylonstoren Winery in South Africa.
All sampled wines are 10% off!
∴ Wine ∴
Babylonstoren
South Africa
Simonsberg
Viognier
2022
Babylonstoren is one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms in Western Cape, South Africa. Klaas Stoffberg is the current winemaker and bottled the estate’s first wines in 2011. They currently have 94 hectares (232 acres) and produce 13 different varietals. 70% of this Viognier is aged in stainless steel tanks while being kept on lees and 30% is aged in oak barrels for 7 months until the two are blended together. Showing notes of white flowers, lime zest, golden apples, and cream, this pairs perfectly with spicy fish.
Babylonstoren
South Africa
Simonsberg
Chenin
2022
Babylonstoren South Africa Chenin Blanc is a clear, bright straw color with a faint brassy greenish hue. Peaches, pears, and apricots dominate its pleasant aroma and carry over on the palate where they join appetizing elements of fresh pineapple and lemon curd. It’s fresh and acidic and technically dry at a light 3.7 grams of residual sugar per liter of wine, but the forward fruit flavors give the impression of slight fresh-fruit sweetness well balanced by crisp acidity. Zippy lemon and lime add a touch of stony minerality to the long finish.
Babylonstoren
South Africa
Simonsberg
Shiraz
2020
Full-bodied and spicy, this South African Shiraz is a full-bodied, dry red wine from Simonsberg It is 100% Shiraz with 14.0% abv. Aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, and violets transform into gorgeous ripe cherry fruit, soft prunes, and a tingle of spice. A multi-award-winning, full-bodied, and beautifully-made South African wine.
You’ll like this if you like… Barossa Valley Shiraz, spicy big red wines, or dried fruits.
Pairs beautifully with Roast lamb, lamb moussaka, game dishes with a rich berry sauce, beef & ale pie or try with a triple cheese and aubergine lasagne.
Babylonstoren
South Africa
Simonsberg
Blend
2021
The Babylonstoren Babel is a blend of most of the black cultivars on the farm. Babylonstoren literally translates to “Tower of Babel” in Afrikaans. When the original owner walked up to the conical hill on the property, he deemed it the “Tower of Babel.” When the winemaking program began in 2010, the employees of Babylonstoren were invited to a group tasting. Towards the end of the tasting, they were all “babbling” and sharing stories in many tongues (Afrikaans, English, Dutch, French) so they decided to call this the “Babel” Red Blend as a nod to their name but also the camaraderie and warmth it brings when drinking with a group of friends and colleagues.
