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Stylistic trends may well be overtaking the Frans K Smit, the top-end red blend from Spier. Maiden vintage being 2004, the winemaking approach has always...
Constantia property Eagles’ Nest was purchased by the Mylrea family in 1984 as an “Alpine retreat” but when a 2000 fire destroyed the pine trees,...
The Big Easy 2013 from Ernie Els Wines does what it says on the label being extraordinarily approachable. It’s a blend of 61% Shiraz, 20%...
Is top-end Chenin Blanc becoming formulaic? It’s mean to pick on the the Anima 2013 from Paarl property Avondale as they are plenty of other...
When I ask Neil Ellis if the Webb Ellis 2010 is the best wine to have ever come out of his cellar, he thinks for...
Bar a 5 Star-rating in Platter’s, the Family Reserve Chenin Blanc 2013 from Kleine Zalze in Stellenbosch has picked up just about every accolade possible...
Grapes for the Optenhorst Chenin Blanc from Bosman Family Vineyards come from a Wellington block planted in 1952, understood to be the fourth oldest in...
The Pinot Noir made by Mick and Janine Craven from grapes grown in Faure, Stellenbosch gets better and better gaining a little extra gravitas with...
De Wet Viljoen, cellarmaster of Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch, is also vice-chairman of the Pinotage Association, and as a result you can’t help scrutinising his take...
Anthonij Rupert Wyne is another producer that doesn’t submit to Platter’s so unfortunately no comment about the portfolio in what so many treat as their...
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