Posted: June 9, 2017
Bright perfumed fruit nose with slight honeyed notes and a seamlessly balanced fruit palate.
Comments Off on Stellenrust Kleine Rust South Africa Chenin Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
An attractive wine in the leafy/lantana-like spectrum with balance of fruit, acid and sugar.
Comments Off on Ridgeback Paarl Chenin Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Big and rich and already showing some development. Ripe fruit aromas and a lovely toasty tropical palate.
Comments Off on Stellenrust Barrel Fermented Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Powerful aromatic bouquet with some lovely toasty oak nuances. The oak driven palate is long and layered with an abundance of varietal fruit to match the oak.
Comments Off on Spier 21 Gables Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Huge oaky influence with a nutty lift to the nose and a balanced palate; some sweetness.
Comments Off on Oldenburg Vineyards Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Lovely rock melon aromas and a flavoursome palate with pleasant phenolics on the finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Spier Signature Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive style with a spicy sweet berry nose and crisp tight sweet/savory palate.
Comments Off on Beau Belle Cooper Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big soft intensely rich style some honeysuckle notes on nose and a woody palate with an oily texture.
Comments Off on Laibach The Ladybird Western Cape White Blend 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very well made wine; an interesting blend with lifted fruit bouquet and seamless, well balanced palate. Very refreshing style.
Comments Off on Rustenberg South Africa Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Semillon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Nice bottle age complexity developing with lots of green apple fruit characters.
Comments Off on Strandveld First Sighting Elim Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive grassiness on the nose with hints of tropical flavours on the mid-palate.
Comments Off on Lomond Vineyards Cape Agulhas Sugarbush Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
An attractive, elegant, perfumed style. Some phenolics and lots of acid.
Comments Off on Glen Carlou South Africa Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive lift of grassy tropical aromas and high acid palate with citrus/nettle flavours.
Comments Off on La Motte The Perneef Collection Franschhoek Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A luscious dessert wine showing tarry-like notes melding with subtle botrytis characters and showing some citrus zestiness and complexity.
Comments Off on Nederburg Winemakers Reserve Late Harvest Western Cape Noble (375ml) 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Obvious cumquat/mandarin-like botrytis characters on the nose and has a rich luscious palate with great concentration of flavours.
Comments Off on Rustenberg Straw Wine Coastal Region Sweet White 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Complex and rich with layers of berry fruits and a good backbone of tannins to balance.
Comments Off on Goats Do Roam Goat- Roti Coastal Region Syrah Viognier 2008 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Licorice and spice on the nose with a soft, sweet, fruity palate.
Comments Off on Waverley Hills SMV Organic Tulbagh Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2010 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely wine with beautiful lifted bright cherry/plum aromas and showing fleshy fruit flavours on the juicy sweet palate with velvety tannins and some bottle age developing.
Comments Off on Rustenberg Stellenbosch Shiraz Blend 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Bonox like savory characters on the nose with a palate offering a sweet mouthful of licoricey fruit with vanilla oak to back it up.
Comments Off on Beau Belle The Chapel Stellenbosch Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Lifted pungent fruit aromas and ripe roasted characters on the palate; bordering on porty.
Comments Off on Boschendal Groot Drakenstein Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Rich and complex with subtle earthy/plum bouquet and intense mulberry/plum flavours showing good balance and freshness.
Comments Off on Rust en Vrede Estate Vineyards Stellenbosch Syrah 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Smells like Sarsaparilla with some meaty/earthy elements and a medium bodied palate with earthy/beetrooty flavours.
Comments Off on Zonnenbloem Stellenbosch Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely fleshy/earthy/smoky style of shiraz with cherries and spices on the nose and a juicy concentration of sweet fruit on the slippery palate. Grainy tannin finish.
Comments Off on Beau Belle Cooper Stellenbosch Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Vibrant salmon pink colour, amazing freshness on the nose and fleshy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Strandveld First Sighting Elim Shiraz Rosé 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A good example of a well made sweet sparkling with lots of bright ripe strawberry fruit.
Comments Off on JC Le Roux La Fleurette Western Cape Sparkling Rosé NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Fresh clean aromatic style with a perfumed lift to the nose and lovely flavoursome savory palate with crunchy acidity.
Comments Off on Pongracz Methode Cap Classique Western Cape Sparkling Rosé NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Blood plums on the nose with a floral lift and lovely fleshy palate with a good tannin kick.
Comments Off on La Petite Ferme Franschhoek Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive spiciness to the berry/plum bouquet with good chewy flavour persistence on a somewhat austere palate.
Comments Off on Guardian Peak Western Cape Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Buttery toasty nose layered with ripe melon/peach fruit and some funky compledxity. Restrained nutty palate is covered in wood but there is some excellent fruit punching through.
Comments Off on Rustenberg Five Soldiers Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
“A beauty”, noted one judge. Layered and long with spicy melon fruit, some subtle oak and a nice phenolic lick with an oaky finish.
Comments Off on Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A subdued nose with a long and nicely textured palate showing subtle flavours.
Comments Off on Aaldering Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Ripe toasty tinned peach-like characters on the nose and a big rich palate with lovely brioche-like yeast autolysis and flinty slatey acidity. Made in a Meursault-like style.
Comments Off on Glen Carlou South Africa Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Full ripe melon aromas and an austere palate. High acidity. Good food wine.
Comments Off on La Petite Ferme Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Berries, plums and chocolate lift out the glass and the palate shows powerful ripe fruit flavours matched by big chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Aaldering Stellenbosch Pinotage 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A beauty! Dark chocolaty nose layered with plum and Maraschino cherries. Long and silky in the mouth; good concentration and persistence of vibrant licoricey flavours.
Comments Off on Spier 21 Gables Stellenbosch Pinotage 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
This wine shows a deep developed colour, spicy/oatmeal aromas and a tight fresh palate with long lingering spicy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Beyerskloof Reserve Stellenbosch Pinotage 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big sweet lifted traditional style of pinotage with a complexity of raisin/prune like aromas and a long, silky smooth, confectionery palate.
Comments Off on Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Reserve Wellington Pinotage 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Leafy herbal bouquet with a spicy lift and simple but well made spicy/stalky palate.
Comments Off on Stellenrust Since 1928 Stellenbosch Pinotage 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Bright chocolaty nose and long slippery plum/mulberry palate with a long tannin backbone. 5+
Comments Off on Spier Signature Western Cape Pinotage 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Raisined fruit aromas – soft and charry in the mouth with rich fruit and tannin persistence
Comments Off on Zonnenbloem Stellenbosch Pinotage 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Elegant leafy/spicy aromas with slight meaty notes which is echoed on the austere palate.
Comments Off on Beyerskloof Western Cape Pinotage 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Nice blackberry/wine gum vibrancy on the nose with excellent sweet beetroot like flavours and quite high level of acidity.
Comments Off on Ridgeback SGMV Paarl Red Blend 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive lifted berry fruit characters with some spicy nuances and a lovely line of fresh crunchy acidity.
Comments Off on Leopard’s Leap Grand Vin Franschhoek Red Blend 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very rich dark berry fruit bouquet which leads on to a soft and seamlessly balanced palate showing great juicy fruit persistence with velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Rustenberg R&M Nicholson South Africa Cabernet Blend 2010 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A clean, bright wine in excellent condition. It has a spicy berry fruit lift to the nose and a juicy fresh red currant palate with very firm tannins. Plenty of life left in it yet.
Comments Off on Rust En Vrede Estate Stellenbosch Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A complexity and intensity of berry fruit and tannins with some bottle age characters.
Comments Off on Glen Carlou Grand Classique South Africa Cabernet Blend 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely wine that is layered and long with excellent varietal fruit showing a spicy/floral lift. Has some stalkiness on the finish.
Comments Off on Rustenberg John H Merriman Cabernet Blend 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Still looking good. Some earthy/forest floor complexity to the nose and long elegant earthy palate with berry fruit and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Rustenberg Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Spicy/minty blackberry bouquet. Big rich chewy palate loaded with lovely fleshy cabernet flavours and a tannic finish.
Comments Off on Plaisir de Merle Paarl Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Quite rustic on the nose with a long, seamlessly silky palate with elegant flavours.
Comments Off on Ridgeback Paarl Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017