First the wine, now the wine distilled. Van Ryn Brandy is right down the road, and we start with a tasting flight paired with truffles. The 10-year is young, and it finishes with vibrant caramel and vanilla. It pairs with a dark chocolate pistachio. The 12-year is my favorite, richer and darker but also with notes of citrus. This one pairs with peanut molasses. The 15-year is next. It gets darker and bolder, a sweetness they describe as fruitcake. The dark chocolate almond truffle enhances its nuttier properties.
Everything seems to be more spread out in Stellenbosch. We drove through a functional city on our way in, and there's even a college campus here. Franschhoek is a town built for tourists in comparison, but we're no less eager to get back to it.
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