I am just starting to really get into wine. I'm learning appellations, varietals, lingo... I'm starting to be able to discern different flavors, etc..
yesterday at a restaraunt I ordered a South African pinotage, a varietal I wasn't previously aware of. when i tasted it, I noticed the distict smell of roquefort cheese, but other than that, the wine tasted fine. As I had more, I worried that the wine might be bad, and that the smell was fungus or bacteria.
What was that smell? Is it a common scent for wines of this varietal? Should I have sent it back?