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The Cape Bordeaux Red Blend that is Tiara 2018 from Simonsig in Stellenbosch is 82% Cabernet Sauvignon with the rest of the blend consisting of...
The Cape Bordeaux Red Blend that was Cordoba Crescendo as made by Chris Keet in the late 1990s was rightly much revered. The Stellenbosch property...
What a beauty Isliedh 2020 from Cape Point Vineyards is. It consists of 80% Sauvignon Blanc fermented in French oak and 20% Semillon in amphorae,...
This wine combines fruit from three Semillon vineyards planted in 1902, 1936 and 1942 respectively plus a small portion of Muscat d’Alexandrie from a 1902...
Sauvignon Blanc makes up 85% of the La Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2021 with 35% of these grapes from Napier and 65% from. The 15%...
Viticulturist and Thistle & Weed business partner Etienne Terblanche describes 2021 as “one for the books” on account of the growing season being cool and...
Melissa Nelsen reveals that because of the disruptions caused by Covid-19, her 2017 bubblies received an extra 12 months on lees, something that’s only done...
There’s nothing “standard” about the standard label wines from David and Nadia Sadie (see here) but their Single Vineyard wines offer some of the most...
Nadia Sadie of Swartland label David & Nadia says of her 2021 wines that they are “more upfront”. My take is that while they are...
If you are inclined to dismiss the impact of climate change, then consider that the 2019 vintage of Paul Sauer from Kanonkop in Stellenbosch has...
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