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RATINGS | Leap years, symphonies, and Stellenbosch: The legacy of the humble Keet First Verse

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Chris Keet in his natural habitat when I first met him in 2020.
Chris Keet in his natural habitat when I first met him in 2020.
Daléne Fourie

As I'm writing this on a Leap Day, I feel inclined to comment on the fact that 2020, the Corona Year, was indeed also a Leap Year and how much longer ago it feels than just four short years. A whole different way of life ago. 

I know, I know, DRAMATIC. It IS, however, universally notable that Keet Wines has released its latest leap year vintage, in a leap year no less, the 2020, to great fanfare.

With Christian Eedes, a notorious critic of the wine, finally rating it 96 points, he seemingly stopped rating it after the 2017 vintage, bemoaning its 15% alcohol content and questioning its age-ability (rating it 90 points).

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