Barton Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2017
Barton Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2017, with its light salmon pink colour and enticing, strawberry fruit aromas is still drinking very well and could bring a ray of sunshine into an autumn or winter day! This is an attractive just off dry, very fruity rosé which is soft, smooth and elegant with cherry and strawberry flavours coupled with a prolonged aftertaste. We can recommend Barton Estate Pinot Noir Rosé to drink with a wide … Read More
Barton Estate Chenin Blanc 2017
Barton Estate Chenin Blanc displays aromas of pears with hints of guava and honeyed notes. This is an attractive crisp, full-flavoured Chenin Blanc with a fresh palate of pears and tropical fruits. Overall this Barton Estate Chenin Blanc vintage is refreshing with excellent length; it has some mineral complexity, which is normally associated with higher priced Chenin Blanc’s. Chenin Blanc wines have the potential to age very gracefully and remain fresh and very drinkable. … Read More
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill White 2018
Bonfire Hill White has lovely complex, ripe aromas of peach and citrus which are backed up by herbs and buttery oak. The flavours are also complex, with rich, more-ish stone fruit and apples mixed with a dash of citrus acidity and nicely balanced by a light oak touch. Bonfire Hill White is a great example of what excellent blends South Africa is now producing; in this case a blend of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne and … Read More
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill Red 2018
Bonfire Hill Red is an intriguing blend of grapes from Extreme Vineyards produces an attractive Syrah based, juicy red wine. Spicy summer fruit aromas lead you into an appealing palate of blackcurrant, blueberry and raspberry fruit with a touch of spice. Bonfire Hill Red is a rich and opulent red, but it has a smoothness and freshness which makes it very approachable. With well integrated ripe, and slightly creamy, tannins this is a well-balanced … Read More
Iona Sophie te’Blanche Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Sophie te’Blanche Sauvignon Blanc is a fresh, dry white wine with subtle tropical fruits, gooseberry and lime aromas. It has refreshing and smooth flavours of green apples and a good texture with a hint of minerality, from its three months on its lees. This is a bargain offer of a Sauvignon Blanc made by the Iona wine making team headed by Werner Muller. Sophie te’Blanche is the nickname given by the local workers, who … Read More
Strandveld First Sighting Shiraz 2017
This aptly named Strandveld First Sighting Shiraz comes from the Southern most winery in South Africa. The vineyards are just 9 kilometres from the sea, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean off Cape Agulhas. Your attention is immediately drawn by fresh blackberry and blackcurrant aromas tinged with spicy black pepper and fynbos notes. Strandveld First Sighting Shiraz has juicy black fruit flavours with savoury tannins, subtle toasted oak and a long spicy … Read More
De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay 2019
Fresh pears and peaches with hints of citrus and butterscotch aromas. De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay is full, yet refreshing. Peach and pear flavours mingle with light buttery notes and zingy mineral flavours, providing a clean, long finish. Beautifully balanced, this is an unoaked chardonnay which derives its excellent flavours and texture from extended lees contact (around 5 months with weekly stirring!) De Wetshof is one of the few 3rd generation wine estates in … Read More
Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2017
Bags of smoky blackberries and hints of leather on the nose in Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2017. This draws you in to savour the succulent, spicy black fruit flavours coupled with good structure and length; very moreish, fresh and full-bodied at the same time! This is a terrific example of Cabernet Franc with a tiny addition of Malbec. The result is a like a succulent Loire, or even a light Bordeaux, that is stylish, … Read More
Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Iona Sauvignon Blanc has an aromatic nose with fine mineral notes with gooseberry and grapefruit aromas. The palate is so well balanced and elegant, with classic Sauvignon Blanc flavours of grapefruit and light gooseberry fruit mingled with tropical fruit and a long, smooth finish. It is a beautifully textured Sauvignon, and the tiny addition of barrel-fermented Semillon just gives a smoothness whilst retaining its fresh appeal. Andrew and Rosy Gunn’s vineyards are located in … Read More
Trizanne Signature Wines (TSW) Syrah 2015
TSW (Trizanne Signature Wines) Syrah is a refined, poised and complex wine. From your first sniff you will find inviting aromas of fresh blackcurrants and red berries coupled with spice, black pepper and hints of cardamom. The flavours of abundant blackcurrant and red fruit are laced in fine grained tannins. The flavours keep building in the mouth, providing a lovely concentration and complexity without being heavy. Overall the palate is elegant, smooth and enigmatic. … Read More
Wondrous Whites Case Offer
Spain is now producing some amazing white wines and so is South Africa! This case is a great introduction to some quality wines from Rioja, Galicia and central Spain together with two whites from South Africa – an award winning Sauvignon Blanc from cool climate Elgin and a fresh Chenin Blanc from Walker Bay. This case comes complete with Tasting Notes. Barton Estate Chenin Blanc 2017 Walker Bay, S Africa [1 bottle] 2017 was … Read More
Cape Discovery Case Offer – award-winning wines from South Africa
“South Africa is making the best wines in its history and it needs to tell the world about them… Tim Atkin MW 2018 This quote from Tim Atkin MW Special Report on South Africa 2018 underlines what this Case is all about. It shows the excellent quality and variety that can be found in South Africa. In this case there is a stunning range of award-winning wines from Walker Bay to Robertson, from Stellenbosch … Read More