The Sadie Family, Treinspoor, Swartland

The Sadie Family · Coastal Region › Swartland › South Africa

Red · Tinta Barroca

Critics

92 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

91.6

Avg Score

Highest

The wine primarily reflects red fruit and spice notes, not much tertiary notes at this stage. The structure starts to lose after a few hours opening up in the air. Probably needs more time

2017 vintage

In a perfect spot right now.

2017 vintage

A private dinner (Restaurant Cue, Amsterdam, NL) : Tinta Barocca, dry farmed bush vines planted in 1974, 50% destemmed, light extraction, 11 months in neutral oak, Not easy to put this into words. The nose is beautifully aromatic, lovely varietal typicity, spices and roses and red berries, the palate displays sweet (and delicately port like) fruit with a gentle meaty aspect, but it is energetic and fresh and very dry without being extremely tannic, limestone finish with very good length. …

2020 vintage

Smoke. Dried florals. Herb. Fresh. Textured. Gritty. Long finish. Amazing place right now.

2017 vintage

Rating: 4,2/5,0.

2020 vintage

Quite exciting and intense wine. Red fruit and crunchy acidity mingles with limestone. Interesting herbs and some by leaf. I guess it needs at least 2-4 years of additional bottle age to start to open up.

2020 vintage

This is usually my favourite red from Sadie. But not this vintage. Very jammy and I think something gone wrong here. Maybe hold and wish for a miracle? 84.

2020 vintage

This is an interesting wine. From Tinta Barroca (a grape native to Portugal's Douro) vines planted in 1974. There is some resemblance to Burgundy, Loire and Northern Rhone. The nose is savory, a bit floral, a little gamey, and showing mostly cherry fruit along with crushed rocks. On the palate, tght, bright, and a bit lean, like a young premier cru from the Cotes de Beaune. Finishes a bit chewy, with rhubarb notes. Lacks a bit of depth that would …

2017 vintage

Primary fruits and also rustic flavors, fresh acidity. Full bodied wine.

2020 vintage

Cape Cru South Africa Tasting (Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam) : Black fruit, bay leaf in the long finish. Medium+ acidity

2020 vintage

Dark purple, smoky dark purple fruit on the nose. Immediately would have guessed Northern Rhone if didn’t know what this was. Med+ tannin and acid. Dark fruit flavors some plum/black cherry and even a little meaty notes. Really nice and balanced wine even this young. Another surprise wine that would love to try again with 5 years or more age on it.

2017 vintage

Eben Sadie tasting #8: 100 % Tinta Barocca. Nose: Deep aromas of dark fruit like plums, but also light aromas of cranberries and rose petals, some wood and smoke. Could remind me of Nebbiolo. Palate: Also deep and complex on the palate, but still with a fresh acidity and minerality. Actually surprisingly approachable after a few hours of decanting.

2017 vintage

Salt'n'sour. Boysenberries? Elegant and delicate. I'm loving it. 92

2017 vintage

(note corrigée) SAQ N° 13826611 59,25$ « Le Treinspoor 2017 est fait à 100 % de tinta barroca – le cépage le plus excitant du moment, convient Eben Sadie – élevé un an en foudres. Il possède un bouquet bien défini, Presque comme un Barolo, avec des accents de fleurs séchées et de pétale de rose. La bouche est moyennement corsée, avec des tannins fins et un merveilleux équilibre qui créent une vraie tension du début à la fin, avec …

2017 vintage

Color: medium ruby/purple Nose: little rustic, and heavy. Sweet fruit red and black. Bit spicy to, not really elegant and interesting. Taste: completely different compared to the smell! Open, fresh, vanille, soft red fruit with round tannins and moderate alcohol. Smooth but mouth filling and enough freshness to keep you drinking. Overall: very drinkable tinta barocca for now and the coming 5/8 years. But don’t think this will gain complexity.

2017 vintage

Clear, medium intensity, purple color. Youthful nose that feels a bit tight knit but manages to show some black plum, fresh blackberry, worn leather, dusty gravel, garrigue herbs along with some meaty and floral overtones. Kind of austere impression on the palate since the wine is really dry with high acidity and a bit woody tannins. Just above mid-weight with great intensity to the flavors and the fruits is fresh and vibrant. The finish lingers on your palate with a …

2017 vintage

Pure aromas of cherries, red apples and flowers. Medium weight. Juicy fruit, nice acidity and fine tannins all in harmony. A well made wine.

2017 vintage