South Africa

VINEYARDS: The grapes were sourced from select vineyard sites in Paarl and Stellenbosch, characterized by soils of Table Mountain sandstone, decomposed Dolomite granite and shale. The vines range in age from 9 to 38+

52% Riesling, 29% Viognier, 19% Chardonnay. Best described as a kaleidoscope of flavours with a solid Chardonnay structure. Bright fruits and repeated flavours of pear, plum, apricot, custard apple and cape gooseberry. A...(read more)

The Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay is traditionally barrel-fermented, and with juicy, peachy fruit and a combination of factors from the vineyard adding complexity, wild yeast and careful barrel age, it offers balanc...(read more)

Douglas Mylrea and Paul Hoogwerf use grapes from four vineyards in different parts of Walker Bay to produce this intriguing, finely judged medley of Sauvignon Blanc with 33% Chenin Blanc, 22% Semillon and 1% Muscat d'Ale...(read more)

Albert and Anmar's Sonwater (literally 'Sun Water') is inspired by the famous 1960’s 'Lieberstein' blend, made with Chenin Blanc (90%) and Clairette Blanche (10%). In those days Lieberstein was the biggest selling White...(read more)

This year Tim's sensational Chenin has a new name as he felt it was lacking some personality - and he wanted it to make more sense alongside his Paradiso Syrah - Cosmica is from the Spanish for The Cosmos and refers to t...(read more)

Bokkeveld shale, planted in 2006, vinified in stainless steel. Intense, concentrated, pure and limey with lovely concentration. Very bold with intense citrus fruit, showing energy and precision. There’s a tiny hint of sw...(read more)

Winemaker Jean Smit has produced a delicious dry Riesling from the Habibi Farm vineyard in Elgin, where the ancient Bokkeveld soils are rich in shale and clay. Intense lime fruit on the nose with subtle stony minerality...(read more)

The 2020 Chenin Blanc is a blend of three vineyards that is fermented separately with small amount of skin contact, aged in used French barriques for 11 months sur lie. This is more backward than the Semillon, very well...(read more)

The 2022 Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch comes from vines on Greywacke, shale and granite soils planted between 1972 and 1981, whole cluster pressed and aged in oval Austrian foudres. This has a little more presence on th...(read more)