Tasted some wines at Amani today and very nice. Especially the one mentioned above and their Merlot. Both won several awards worldwide.
Amani is also the home of the first non-white, female winemaker of South Africa: Carmen Stevens. A friendly, no-nonsense lady who knows the art of winemaking to the bone and knows what she wants.
Oh here's how the Amani site (www.amani.co.za) describes the Amani Jordan Myers 2006 vintage. The Jordan Myers Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon has a clear menthol element on the nose mixed with mocha, white pepper, toffee and licoric. The entrance on the palate is elegant yet concentrated with a fine tannin structure. The menthol aromas and white pepper follow through onto the palate and linger with a mixture of licorice and coffee. The wine's acid, alcohol and fruit is well balanced with the oak use. There is a lingering lime finish on the mid and back palate.
Euh.... I couldn't say it better.
Try and enjoy and appreciate.
Oh and Amani means.... Place of Peace in Swahili. And why a Swahili name ended up on a South African vintage is for you to discover.
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