Thor Vintners Gentis The Fubar

Coastal Region, South Africa

FUBAR, military slang for F**ed Up Beyond All Recognition*, feels like a fitting name for a bottle tipping over 14.5% alcohol. “One glass might be sensible,” but this plumy, powerful wine has a way of convincing you otherwise. It is an oddball blend of Petite Sirah 2024 and Pinot Noir 2022, a non-vintage pairing that by all logic should not exist, yet somehow does.

The first sip hits hard, with black fruit preserve and char dominating the nose, before earth and forest-floor tones begin to reveal themselves. “It felt like the elegant Pinot Noir grape was having a fierce argument with the more robust Petite Sirah, until somehow, by a miracle of Burgundian Diplomacy, the wine found its balance. What began sharp and unruly softened into a wonderfully layered wine, one that took me by the scruff of the neck and then laid me gently, even lovingly, down to sleep. It’s the kind of beautiful madness I needed to match my own, before ending the night standing on a table, scream-singing Nasty by Tinashe.”

FUBAR is unpredictable and unforgettable, a wine that leaves you disarmed, soothed, and wanting more.

Enjoy Thor Gentis The Fubar with filet mignon, beef Bourguignon, roasted duck breast, wild mushrooms and aged cheeses.