The taste of summer. (First Cape South African Rose)

Member Name: anwar7

Product:	First Cape South African Rose
Date:	08/10/09 (63 review reads)
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I usually like to drink white wine, but do occasionally drink red or rose. During the summer I particullay like to have a glass or two of rose especially on a warm evening sitting outside. I am also interested in trying out new wines and so it was that I spotted a rose that I hadn't sampled before. The wine I'm talking about is First Capes South African rose. I have been buying First Cape wines for many years now and have always enjoyed them so expected to have a positive experience with the rose.

First Cape wines are from South African. They are made from grapes grown in the Western Cape to be precise, about an hours drive from Cape Town. The area is known as the Breede river valley and has idea conditions for grape growing. First Cape have been enjoying huge success in the U.K and are now the largest selling South African wine in this country.

The rose has a lovely deep pink colour and looks very pretty. The bottle has a screw top which suits me as I often struggle with a cork screw! On opening the bottle I can certainly smell the fruit. The tasting notes say that this wine will give you intense raspberry and strawberry notes.

Next for that all important taste test. My first sip is very pleasant and I can detect a fruity flavour but wouldn't have been able to tell you what fruit it was! The wine contains 12% alcohol so should be treated with respect if you don't want a headache the next morning! Overall this wine is very easy to drink with no acidic aftertaste. It is best drunk cold with the addition of some evening sunshine!

I have seen this wine in my local Tesco recently on sale at £4.26 a bottle. It is not the best wine I have ever tasted but it is very pleasant!

Summary: First Cape rose