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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2019 CABERNET FRANC Glass Collection Glenelly Estate
South Africa 14.5% Red
Cabernet Franc.
Notes of ripe black fruit, chocolate, pine resin, green tobacco and spices. Medium-bodied with sandy, slightly chewy tannins and a velvety texture. Juicy and attractive black and blue-fruit character on the palate and a...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com
2019 MEERLUST RED
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
The 2019 Red, essentially a Bordeaux blend, has a Pomerol-like nose with slightly animally red berry fruit, well defined but just a little feral compared to its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly austere ta...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com
2021 RUSTENBERG John X Merriman
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.

2015 ESTATE RESERVE Glenelly Estate
South Africa 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Shiraz, Merlot. Vegetarian, Vegan
Retasted after a few months, the 2015 Estate Reserve showed differently than it did previously. It has a very menthol-driven bouquet, well defined though not ineffably complex. The palate is balanced and nicely structure...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com
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2021 ROOI Swartland Red Tim Hillock
Swartland South Africa 13% Red
Tinta Barroca, Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault.
30% Cinsault, 30% Syrah, 22% Tinta Barocca, 18% Grenache. All the components for this gorgeous, spicy and pure blend were harvested and vinified separately. Each variety fermented naturally some whole bunches were includ...(read more)
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2021 HERBARIUM Cape Red Maanschijn
South Africa 12.5% Red
Pinotage, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache. Practising Organic
Herbarium is a floral, beautifully balanced, four-way blend of mostly Pinotage with 44% Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache from Bot River, Stanford, Sondagskloof and the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Fresh, pale and refined,...(read more)
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2020 REBELLIE Grenache Van Niekerk Vintners
Bot River South Africa 13% Red
Grenache.
In the late 1600s a prosperous farmer, Cornelis van Niekerk and eight others took a stance against the Cape’s corrupt governor by refusing to sell their wine to the dishonest regime. Instead, they sold directly to passin...(read more)
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2021 MOYA MEAKER Pinot Noir Elgin
Elgin South Africa 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
A charmingly ripe, red fruited Pinot from Elgin. Moya Meaker's five blocks of Pinot Noir are stretched across a single south-facing slope basking in the warm South African sun. Elegance is maintained from cooler summer d...(read more)
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2020 HANNIBAL Bouchard Finlayson
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Nebbiolo, Mourvèdre, Sangiovese, Barbera, Pinot Noir.
47% Sangiovese; 15% Nebbiolo; 14% Pinot Noir; 11% Shiraz; 7% Mourvedre; 6% Barbera. Aromatic leather, cured meat and violet notes frame flavours of red cherry, liquorice and rooibos tea. Surprisingly taut and finegrained...(read more)
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2021 PARADISO Syrah Swartland Tim Hillock
Swartland South Africa 14% Red
Syrah, Grenache.
95% Syrah; 5% Grenache. 70% of the fruit comes from a cooler site on the Paardeberg (granite soils) and the rest from around the Kasteelberg mountain (iron and schist soils). The vineyards are in their early 20’s....(read more)
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