Swartland Blanc de Noir 1993
By Christian Eedes, 11 February 2025
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A bottle of Blanc de Noir 1993 was opened in the spirit of inquiry rather than anything else, but it proved far better drinking than might reasonably have been expected. Deep orange in colour with a copper tinge, the nose showed campari-like notes of orange, herbs and spice while the palate had good texture and was full of verve. Hardly profound but very little decay in evidence. It rated Three Stars in the 1994 edition of Platter’s and was described as “Off-dry, ripe strawberry palate; lively clean.” The 1992 vintage was from Pinotage so presumably this was, too. Alc: 11.5%.
The co-operative was then served by 116 farms belonging to 90 members, processing 22,000 tons of grapes a year, total production equating to 1,5 million cases.
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