66 Square Feet: Mulderbosch pink

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Mulderbosch pink

One of South Africa's nicest wine makers. This is a Cabernet sauvignon rose...2008. Bought at Bowery Wines, just under $13.

5 comments:

Beence said...: We never had that is SA, did we?; April 30, 2009 1:36 PM
Marie said...: No...maybe the sauvignon? My parents are not big fans of pink, and we worked our way through their cellar pretty well. Seems odd to go out and buy wine when it's overflowing at home.; April 30, 2009 7:22 PM
Anonymous said...: beautiful color! :) pritha; April 30, 2009 9:47 PM
m. heart said...: the color looks like someone has distilled pink zinnias!; April 30, 2009 11:18 PM
Classic said...: Really grabs the essence of the wine. I know Mulderbosch's importer, Cape Classics, has set up Facebook asking for fans to tag their own photos. This would be a great one.; May 19, 2009 1:33 PM

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