Laying Down, 5 to 10 years

The name of this wine pays tribute to the man who recognized the potential of Rustenberg, and bought the farm in 1941, reuniting the property, restoring its buildings and investing in its potenti...(read more)

Deep colour and the expressive damson that seems to be the 'fruit flavour' of 2011. Easy black fruit on the palate, but never becoming soft - appetisingly bracing.

Bright, dark red. Dark cherry, mocha and spices lifted by pepper and flowers on the nose. Sweet, supple and finegrained, with black fruit, violet and smoky oak flavors showing a seamless quality...(read more)

Rich saturated nose of dark cherries, mint, dark chocolate and oak notes. Palate is grippy, with full tannins, lots of cassis and plum fruit, cedar, coffee and mint chocolate, needs time.

Lovely perfumed nose of damson, cedar, spice, tobacco, mocha and ripe cherries. Palate is sleek and bright with plenty of cherries and plum fruit, spice, tobacco and cedar once more, deliciously...(read more)

Spicy. Slow to reveal, but then gordgeous dense richness of fruit. Chalky and straight. Very long. Great value as it has been in other recent vintages.

Clay and lots of limestone, but is the soft yellow limestone, and this makes for the wine's classy yet easy charming appeal vintage after vintage. It is above Épenots and Argillieres, very much o...(read more)

Ripe and mouthfilling in feel, with a core of juicy raspberry pâte de fruit and plum cake flavors kept lively by anise and violet notes. Delivers energetic, brambly structure through the finish.

Feels like a wine from a mineral soil - lifted tannins in a keyed-up sort of way. At once quite supple and quite slatey - good fruit and length, carried by excellent tannins.

Cherry, raspberry, cinnamon and nutmeg notes converge in this supple yet firmly structured red. Tightens up on the finish, with dry, astringent tannins. Needs time.