Iona Sophie te’Blanche Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Sophie te’Blanche Sauvignon Blanc is a fresh, dry white wine with subtle tropical fruits, gooseberry and lime aromas. It has refreshing, smooth flavours of green apples and a good texture with a hint of minerality, from its three months on its lees. Sophie te’Blanche is the nickname given by the local workers, who can’t pronounce Sauvignon Blanc; the grapes are grown by growers in Elgin and the Cape South Coast, so hence Sophie te’Blanche … Read More
Luis Cañas Viñas Viejas Blanco 2019
Luis Cañas Viñas Viejas Blanco used to be known as “Fermentado en Barrica.” The wine is the same, beautifully balanced, refined white Rioja, but now it has been bottled in a Burgundy shaped bottle and named to reflect the age of the vines used for its production (60+ years old). These lovely old vines produce a low yield of grapes with concentrated flavours. Luis Cañas Viñas Viejas Blanco is a fantastic food wine with … Read More
Strandveld First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc 2018/19
This aptly named Strandveld First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc 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. The wonderfully fresh and elegant herbaceous aromas of tropical fruit and citrus get your attention. Strandveld First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc has a beautiful balance of crisp, fresh minerally Sauvignon Blanc flavours. At the same time it is … Read More
Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2018
Bags of smoky blackberries and hints of leather on the nose in Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc. 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, rich … Read More
Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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 pure, textured Sauvignon and the tiny addition of barrel-fermented Semillon just gives a smoothness, and added complexity, whilst retaining the wine’s fresh, enigmatic appeal. Andrew and … Read More
Ramon Bilbao Edición Limitada Crianza 2017
Ramon Bilbao Edición Limitada Crianza has rich aromas of black fruit and inviting black pepper and spicy notes on the nose, coupled with complex aromas of cocoa and chocolate mingled with oak hints. Intense black fruit flavours develop with a silky warmth and combine with liquorice nuances and subtle oak. This 2017 vintage is a full-flavoured, complex Rioja Crianza with a pure fruit focus. It has a velvety mouthfeel, ripe tannins coupled with excellent … Read More
Iona Elgin Highlands Chardonnay 2019
Iona Chardonnay has immediate appeal of a sophisticated, light Burgundian Chardonnay at a great price offer. It has aromas of white peach, minerals and hints of almonds, hazelnuts and limes. The flavours are complex and layered, with touches of almond and biscuit brioche which combine with a wonderful purity of fruit and terrific length. This is a beautifully poised Chardonnay with perfect integration of oak and acidity. The flavours are intense, vibrant and subtle … Read More
Iona Elgin Highlands Pinot Noir 2017
Iona Pinot Noir has a beautiful ruby colour. Its aromas immediately remind you of a fine Burgundy, with refined aromas of succulent black cherries and fresh strawberries coupled with hints of forest floor and orange peel. What is striking about Iona Pinot Noir are its sublime flavours of strawberry and red cherry fruit and its poised, silky texture. it is beguiling and full of flavour but also delicate at the same time with a … 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 and central Spain together with three whites from South Africa – an award winning Sauvignon Blanc from cool climate Elgin, a fresh Chenin Blanc from Walker Bay and a terrific blend of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc from the Western Capel This case comes complete with Tasting Notes. … Read More
Cape Classics Case Offer – World class wines from South Africa
“The best Cape wines are world class and represent outstanding value for money” Tim Atkin MW Cape Classics Case Offer – excellent quality and variety The quote from Tim Atkin MW Special Report on South Africa 2019 underlines what this Cape Classics Case Offer is all about. Cape Classics Case Offer shows the excellent quality and variety that can be found in South Africa. “Ever creative, ever evolving, the (South African) wine industry continues … Read More
Rioja Case Offer – with Tasting Notes
Includes 3 award-winning Rioja Crianzas This Rioja Case Offer helps you to discover a White Rioja and five distinctive Rioja reds from family producers, including top Rioja Bodegas of Luis Cañas, Ramon Bilbao and Urbina – at a special discount. A Rioja Case Offer which comes complete with Tasting Notes – to help you choose what to open when, and – it makes a great present. Lopez de Haro Blanco 2019 (1 bottle) Classic … Read More
Luis Cañas Rioja Case Offer
Discover wines from a top Rioja producer: Luis Cañas Rioja Case Offer “Bodegas Luis Cañas is one of the top 10 modern-style Rioja producers.” Tim Atkin MW This terrific Luis Cañas Rioja Case Offer is a limited offer to showcase their world class wines. Bodegas Luis Cañas is very much a family-run Bodega, with Juan Luis at the helm; he took over from his father in 1989 at the age of 33 and has … Read More