South Africa

As the name comedically suggests, the Roan ranger is inspired by and nicely apes the Rhône valley style of wine. Nice plump ripe fruit with a healthy dose of sweet peppery spice.

This is the second tier red from Glenelly, made from Syrah blended with a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Elegant, focused style, black fruit with clarrty cigar both as well as good dense sweet black fruit.

Supple dried cherry, blackberry and savoury meat burst underpinned by a tobacco and green olive core. An appealing mid-palate grip is counter-balanced by refreshing acidity – hinting that patience will be greatly rewarded. Complex and long. Drink now through 2028.

The 2016 Rubicon has an expressive nose of mulberry with subtle oak and red and brown spices. Comprised of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, the full-bodied palate is still tight and structured with a grippy, chewy edge, but elegance can be gained...(read more)

The 2013 Lady May is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot matured in 100% new barriques for 24 months. It has a nicely detailed bouquet of blackberry, cedar and pencil lead aromas, and the Cabernet Franc component is quite expressive. The harm...(read more)

Fragrant yet with lovely concentration of cherry, raspberry and damson, violets, tobacco, tea and dark chocolate. Creamy mouthfeel, with sleek pure red and black fruit, smoked tea, herbs and underbrush. Good acid lift and fine texture added by super rich tannins.

The freshness of this Syrah is so impressive, beautiful concentration, with dark fruit, plum and blackberry, ground pepper and spice. Richly tannic, overlaid with wild herbs, black fruit and spice, the acidity gives a cracking line to the palate. This is a wonderfully sculpted mouthful of...(read more)