South Africa

This wine has aromas of black cherry infused with cardamom and nutmeg on the nose. Intense fruit on the palate, is balanced by savoury character. It is medium bodied with nicely tempered oak.

This is bravely labelled 'Vin Ordinaire' - but it is far from ordinary. The idea is to be a no-frills, delicious-drinking red - and with this aim in mind, it is mission accomplished. This red is...(read more)

Bright, fruit-filled Cabernet Franc which has nice echos of the Loire about it with grassy hints on the edges of the red berry characters. Nice for simple suppers, over-loaded pizzas, a simple br...(read more)

A fragrant and attractively fresh nose of brambleberries, spices, cinnamon, licorice and tar. The palate has all the dark plummy fruit you would expect, but it's delivered in a compact package th...(read more)

South Africa's signature grape variety presented in an exciting brambly joy of a wine. Uncomplicated, nicely refreshing but with dark hidden edges to the fruit. One to drink without ceremony but...(read more)

Claret-like structure with a little extra ripe red fruit. Quite serious, with granular tannins, lively acidity, pungent cassis and restrained oak.

The 2012 Estate Reserve Red is a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Syrah, 11% Petit Verdot and 6% Merlot, matured in around 30% new oak for 18 months. It has an attractive nose of black fruit, given a n...(read more)

No South African selection would be complete without a Pinotage, but the challenge is in finding one which is worthy of a place. Kaapzicht's Pinotage is consistently excellent. Plenty of colour,...(read more)

In 2014 the conditions were tricky here in the glorious Hemel-en-Aarde Valley - and as is often the way it was the sensitive Pinot Noir grapes that were the worst affected. Yields are down and th...(read more)