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.

43.5% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 7.5% Petit Verdot. A powerful wine that rewards aging. In its youth the wine is worth decanting and expresses cassis, black currant and dark fruits complemented with cigar...(read more)

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...(read more)

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 rewarde...(read more)

The “Peter Barlow” derives its name from the man who bought the property in 1941 and lovingly restored it to become a South African icon in the wine industry. Being made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the oldest viney...(read more)

The 2019 Cabernet Franc is even better than the 2018: floral, spicy, linear and savoury, food friendly and happily without the overt herbal notes that mar so many other - more overworked - examples.

Beautifully floral aromas, with a touch of greenness that gives freshness. This evolves into graphite, black pepper and blackberry characters with a reductive edge that accentuates the aromatics. This is definitely a sav...(read more)

The 2014 Lady May is naturally fermented and matured in 300-liter French oak. Two bottles were tasted, one slightly oxidized, the other much more representative, offering vibrant blackberry and bilberry fruit and scents...(read more)