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Top-end South African reds are typically characterised by their fruit concentration, sometimes to the point of being over-whelming, but when a wine comes along that...
Presumably taking their cue from Guigal’s singlevineyard Côte Rôties, namely La Mouline, La Landonne and La Turque, South African producers are increasingly inclined to bottle...
To mark Carl Schultz’s 20th anniversary as winemaker at Hartenberg in Stellenbosch, a tasting of six vintages of the ultra-premium Grave Hill Shiraz. From a...
Boschendal Reserve Collection Shiraz 2011 (R140 a bottle) was awarded gold and the South African Red Rhône Varietal under £15 Trophy at the recent Decent...
Wines made contrary to the norm of power and weight are to be applauded and that certainly seems to have been the intention with the...
Stellenbosch is supposedly “Cab country” but turn off the R44 heading towards Wellington onto Knorhoek Road and it’s the Shiraz which really seems to shine....
More and more wines appearing with some Grenache in them and I’m really excited about the potential of this variety under local conditions. Rhebokslkoof has...
The Shiraz 2008 from Neil Ellis Wines with truffle scrambled eggs on toast while watching Team SA’s Cameron Van Der Burgh not only win gold...
It’s the new-wave Swartland producers who are getting all the coverage when it comes to Shiraz, but it would be foolish to overlook established producers...
De Grendel Shiraz 2010, winner of a gold medal and the international judges’ trophy at Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2012, selling for R85.99 from...
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