South Africa
The rapid renaissance of the South African wine business after the fall of apartheid has been remarkable and continues apace. Clustered, mostly, around the Cape, South Africa’s vineyards produce a charming variety of wines of all persuasions – red, white, sweet and sparkling.
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2018 CABERNET FRANC Glass Collection Glenelly Estate
South Africa Red
Cabernet Franc.
Also in Stellenbosch, Glenelly Estate makes a cabernet franc in its Glass Collection whose structure is reminiscent of a supercharged claret (Lea & Sandeman, £14.95).
Victoria Moore, The Daily Telegraph
2020 RUSTENBERG John X Merriman
Stellenbosch South Africa Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
2015 ESTATE RESERVE Glenelly Estate
South Africa Red
Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot.
2019 GALPIN PEAK Pinot Noir Bouchard Finlayson
South Africa 13.5% Red
Pinot Noir.
The flagship wine from Bouchard Finlayson and a pioneering South African Pinot Noir, consistently rated amongst the finest examples produced in the Cape. Full flavoured and exhibiting bold, rich, dry berry fruit flavours...(read more)
L&S
2017 RUBICON Meerlust
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc. Vegan, Vegetarian
"The 2017 Rubicon is a classical blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, each vinified separately before undergoing malolactic fermentation in 300 litre French Nevers oak...(read more)
Greg Sherwood MW
2018 RUSTENBERG Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon
South Africa 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon.
This wine is full of ripe dark-fruit aromas with hints of mint, pinewood and pencil shavings. Medium-to full- bodied with a mild fruit core, fine tannins and a long, fruity finish. Wood is coming out at the moment. Needs...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com
2019 DAMASCENE Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch South Africa 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon.
A modern classic. Fruit from the Helderberg, Bottelary and Vlottenburg wards combine to deliver supreme balance and intensity. The wine is plummy and redcurrant-driven, with cassis, crisp green herbs, pencil shavings, an...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2020 DAMASCENE Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch South Africa 13.5% Red
Cabernet Franc.
Vibrant aromas of fresh fennel, bramble, black cherries, dried violets, graphite, and hints of sweet tobacco. The wine is fragrant and evolving; leafy on the edges, conjuring up images of tomato vines in the sun, alongsi...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2020 DAMASCENE Syrah Swartland
Swartland South Africa 13% Red
Syrah.
The purity, perfume and spice of granite-grown fruit is complemented by the more earthy tones of grapes harvested from shale and schist outcrops, imbuing the wine with structure and depth. Incense, allspice, turned earth...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2020 DAMASCENE Syrah Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch South Africa 13% Red
Syrah.
Scented, silky, spicy and floral. Made in the clouds, a large component of this Syrah hails from Karibib, a granitic site at the very top ridge of the Stellenbosch farm. A weather system informs the grapes growing here;...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2020 DAMASCENE Syrah Cederberg
Western Cape South Africa 13.5% Red
Syrah.
A singularity. So expressive of its liminal site; a mountainous vineyard 940-metres above sea level. Floaty red fruit, sour cherry, cranberry; the sandalwood scent of scrub and fynbos, a glow of white pepper, iridescent...(read more)
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