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La Motte, with the savvy Hein Koegelenberg as CEO, is one operation that understands the importance of scale. While the Hanneli R red blend at...
The phenomenon of “ratings bunching” – a range of wines which vary widely in terms of style and price receiving the same score – has...
I’ve never quite known what to make of the top-of-the-range red blend called Hanneli R from La Motte and the current-release 2013 is no exception...
While Syrah-Viognier blends are not nearly as fashionable as they were perhaps 10 years ago, one producer which persists is La Motte in Franschhoek and...
The Syrah from La Motte was a multi-regional blend for a long time but since 2015, grapes are sourced exclusively from this cellar’s own Franschhoek...
Here are our six most highly rated current-release wines of last month: [caption id="attachment_20174" align="alignleft" width="225"] 95/100.[/caption] Intellego Elementis 2017 – 95 (read original review...
On Friday, Paul Cluver Estate in Elgin held a tasting to gauge the quality of its own Sauvignon Blanc against some of the other leading...
Not only is the Pierneef Syrah Viognier from Franschhoek cellar La Motte highly critically acclaimed but it’s also made in meaningful volumes, 81 000 bottles...
Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2016 from La Motte is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon - the Sauvignon Blanc from vineyards in Elgin,...
Méthode Cap Classique is difficult category to judge because 1) it’s so technically complicated to produce and 2) there is disagreement among judges as to...
