South Africa

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)