
El Bandito I am the Ninja
2022
Region
South Africa › Western Cape › WO Swartland
Type
white · sparkling · brut
Grapes
Chenin Blanc
Alcohol
9.5%
Volume
750 mL
Sugar
6.2 g/L
Tasting Notes
What can I say? I love these bubbles. Easy to drink, easy to enjoy---no fuss, just bliss. But it's not mindlessly simple; it nicely combines fruits and yeast influence, resulting in a bouquet full of stone fruits, white flowers, fresh bread, and ice cream. Yes, it's on the sweeter side, but who cares when it's so quaffable and fresh?
Opening multiple bottles of this wine revealed intriguing, albeit expected, variations due to its production nuances. Each bottle showcases an expressive and generous bouquet, rich with stone fruits, white flowers, yeast, and ice cream. The palate is round and fresh, though some bottles exhibited sharper profiles than others. While not exceedingly complex, the wine is undeniably delicious, and it finishes with a notably long and flavourful aftertaste.
Consistently delicious bubbles. Aye, it's a bit sweet. But combined with good acidity, it makes a friendly wine to drink with or without food. Easy to understand and easy to enjoy.
Some wines are here to make you happy. Some are even persistent in this quest. Some say the dogs are man's best friend. And I tend to agree while looking at the wine's label. Not naïve but pure. A simple pleasure. Liquid ice cream, lemon and yeast. Easy-going, quaffable and delicious.
Arguably one of the best Pet Nat you can find on the UA market. It's a liquidised ice cream. It's a pure pleasure. Yes, a simple one, but it's still a pleasure. Lemon, cream and yeast. Easy-going, quaffable and delicious.
I tasted blind and didn't guess. I genuinely thought it was Crémant by Domaine de la Touraize. Why? Because I had a liquidised ice cream in my glass, that's why! And a tiny bit of lemon, yeast and coconut shavings (ok, that was a counterargument). A bit short aftertaste with a pleasant ice cream finish. Truly, a ninja.







