Not so much bin end as binned

The Ruins Bon Cap Wines

Pinotage 2013

Formerly available from Appelation Wines, Edinburgh

The worst Pinotage I've ever tasted

I swirled this around in the decanter, expecting a lusty burst of red fruits with perhaps a hint of the dusty earthiness that I find so characteristic of a cracking Pinotage.

All I got was garbled musty damp earth.

The colour was great and it clung to the sides of the glass as it swirled but when it hit my mouth, it was a rock bottom disappointment. Where was the fruit? All I got was a vague hint of old grapes and a bitter aftertaste like burnt almonds.

I set it aside and gave it another day in the decanter hoping that it would improve.

Nope, it was an absolute dud and I struggled through a second glass desperately trying to find something that I liked. I failed and this has gone down the drain instead. It was a bin end but at theend of the day, binning was all it was good for