South Africa
The rapid renaissance of the South African wine business after the fall of apartheid has been remarkable and continues apace. Clustered, mostly, around the Cape, South Africa’s vineyards produce a charming variety of wines of all persuasions – red, white, sweet and sparkling.
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2019 CABERNET FRANC Glass Collection Glenelly Estate
South Africa 14.5% Red
Cabernet Franc.
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)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com
2021 RUSTENBERG John X Merriman
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon.
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2021 HERBARIUM Cape Red Maanschijn
South Africa 12.5% Red
Mourvèdre, Pinotage, Syrah, Grenache. Practising Organic
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)
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2020 REBELLIE Grenache Van Niekerk Vintners
Bot River South Africa 13% Red
Grenache.
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)
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2021 MOYA MEAKER Pinot Noir Elgin
Elgin South Africa 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
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)
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2020 HANNIBAL Bouchard Finlayson
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Mourvèdre, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese.
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)
Winemaker's notes
2020 DAMASCENE Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch South Africa 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon.
Displaying beautiful oak aromas with fresh, red fruit tones, the 2020 Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is spicy with notes of cranberry skin and pencil shavings. Full-bodied, the palate offers a firm, rocky minerality tha...(read more)
Anthony Mueller, The Wine Advocate
2018 RUBICON Meerlust
Stellenbosch South Africa 14% Red
Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon.
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