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The Mira Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 from high-lying Helderberg property Uva Mira presents as extraordinarily youthful, testament once again to what an extraordinary vintage this was....
Daniël de Waal of Super Single Vineyards works with vineyards throughout the Western Cape (including vineyards in the Sutherland-Karoo area for his Mount Sutherland range)...
Whereas the 2019 vintage of Porseleinberg Syrah from the Swartland was rather plush (see here), the 2020 has all the energy that usually makes this...
Boekenhoutskloof speak of 2019’s long hang-times facilitating optimal flavour development. This extra time the grapes spent on the vine also seems to have resulted in...
At lunch the other day, I had some notable samples of wine open and our oldest daughter Zoë, who is aged 13 in Grade Seven,...
Uitkyk , the Stellenbosch property of nearly 600ha, has been purchased by The Uitkyk Domain, a South African company ultimately owned by The Paulsen Familiae...
What is the defining character of old vine Chenin Blanc? Some might say “concentration” and the 2020s from Wade Metzer have this in buckets. Tasting...
Time to move on to some actual wines. I wrote some weeks back about the costs – financial and emotional – of having what might,...
While the 2017 vintage of Tokara Reserve Collection (which was Winemag.co.za’s Red Wine of The Year in 2020 with a rating of 95) had an...
The 2019 vintage (price: R850 a bottle) of the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Christo Le Riche is a triumph. Grapes sourced from around Stellenbosch (46%...
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