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Product Code: FAB109
False Bay, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2009
“Very pale lemon. Crisp and clean, almost flinty aroma. Attack of ripe fruit - ripe pears melon, perhaps even a hint of lychees. That gush of fruit is...”
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Product Code: KNO108
Knorhoek, Two Cubs White, Coastal Region, 2008
“Pale yellow. Lightly honeyed nose, with hints of apricot and lime blossom. Mid-weight, showing ripe lime with exotic hints. Fresh, and a charming...”
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Product Code: GDV409
Goedverwacht, Crane Red, Merlot, Robertson, 2009
“Ruby tone. Scent of cooked berries and currant leaf. A surprising wine: both bold and smooth, powerful and polished, and delivering ripe (but not...”
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Product Code: FAB609
False Bay, Shiraz, Western Cape, 2009
“This is a cracking wine at this price, a smooth and juicy mouthful. Fine red-berried fruit with attractive smokey character, just the right bite of...”
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Product Code: KNO608
Knorhoek, Two Cubs Red, Coastal Region, 2007
“Aromas of crushed blackberries. A surprisingly luscious attack, all black fruit, juicy and spicy. Well balanced. Bags of character and interest....”
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Product Code: CHX108
Cape Chamonix, Rouge, Franschhoek, 2008
“This blend varies from vintage to vintage: the 2008 is 35% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec and 10% Petit Verdot. Black-fruited, well...”
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Product Code: VON607
Vondeling, Petit Rouge, Voor-Paardeberg, 2007
“Deep tone. A supple, black-cherried, joyous glass of wine. So smooth, with the merest wisp of tannins. A part of the fruit is given carbonic...”
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Product Code: VON108
Vondeling, Petit Blanc, Voor-Paardeberg, 2008
“Scent of white flowers and peaches. Crisp and dry, with an attractive palate of white peach and apricot, backed by some fat. A distinctive,...”
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Product Code: LER608
Le Riche Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Stellenbosch, 2008
“This includes a little Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, so is a classic left bank Bordeaux assemblage, all given time in old barrels. Deep purple....”
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Product Code: BAD109
Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2009
“From 40+ year old vines, dry farmed - which deliver so much concentration. Pale lemon. Scent of pears with cream, marzipan and honey. So weightily...”
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Product Code: BAD607
Badenhorst, Secateurs Red, Coastal Region, 2007
“A lightly oaked blend of Shiraz, Cabernet, Pinotage, Merlot, Carignan, Cinsault and Grenache. Enticing and friendly scents of blackberries with a...”
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Product Code: BON106
Bon Cap, Pinotage, Eilandia, Robertson, 2006
“Part in American, part in French oak. This dense and powerful wine delivers warm and spicy red fruit, with sweet vanilla and toasted notes and hints...”
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Product Code: SPO106
Spookfontein, Merlot, Upper Hemel & Aarde Valley, 2006
“Such enticing scents: cedar with fruit crumble and custard. Splendid flesh of fresh red cherries and brambly fruit, with classy aromatics and backed...”
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Product Code: CED109
Cederberg, Chenin Blanc, Cederberg, 2009
“In the six years we have been working with Cederberg we have come round to the view that the Chenin Blanc may actually be their best wine: it’s...”
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Product Code: SPO306
Spookfontein, Phantom, Upper Hemel & Aarde Valley, 2006
“55% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon. Youthful purple. Blackcurrant menthol vapours. Sweet and generous attack of black cherries...”
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Product Code: SPO206
Spookfontein, Cabernet Franc, Upper Hemel & Aarde Valley, 2006
“Delightful scent of red fruits. Bright, juicy red cherry palate, smokey, with such ripe charm - almost a hint of redcurrant jelly. Very attractive,...”
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Product Code: FOU609
The Foundry, Grenache Blanc, 2009
““Crunchy, off dry, packed with energy. 17/20”, Jancis Robinson, Great new South Africans, on Purple Pages, 5th Nov 2009”
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Product Code: CHX608
Cape Chamonix, Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, Franschhoek, 2008
“This is NOT your usual Sauvignon Blanc. Including 10% Semillon, 100% barrel fermented, and allowed a partial malolactic fermentation,...”
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Product Code: KNO806
Knorhoek, Cabernet Franc, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, 2006
“Such a lifted perfume - cedar and blackberry liqueur. Very pure, ripe and soft, showing briary fruit and cassis. With an underpinning...”
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Product Code: LER108
Le Riche Wines, Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, 2008
“Scent of ripe apples; and that russet apple note follows through on to the palate. This is crisp, almost chalky, Chardonnay, lively but balanced by...”
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Product Code: FRY109
Fryer's Cove, Sauvignon Blanc, Bamboes Bay, 2009
“More information will be added shortly”
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Product Code: CED209
Cederberg, Sauvignon Blanc, Cederberg, 2009
“Cut grass and grapefruit aromas, cut by gunflint. So crisp and vital, with citrus and green fig on an irony frame. Such mineral expression. Now-2012”
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Product Code: FRY608
Fryer's Cove, Pinot Noir, Bamboes Bay, 2008
“Soft ruby tone. Strawberry aromas, with just a hint of tobacco leaf development. Lovely texture, all berries and red cherry with coffee aromatics....”
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Product Code: CHX205
Cape Chamonix, Troika, Franschhoek, 2005
“Nose of berries and supporting oak. Ripe raspberry attack, counterpointed by that attractive lead-pencil note so typical of Cabernet Franc. Lively,...”
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Product Code: RUS107
Rustenberg, John X Merriman, Stellenbosch, 2007
“4 ½ stars in the 2010 John Platter guide. A terrific Bordeaux blend: in this vintage 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 3%...”
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Product Code: RUS608
Rustenberg, Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, 2008
“A great stand-by, a top quality New World Chardonnay, given a year in 40% new and 60% second-fill Burgundian oak barrels with plenty of batonnage...”
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Product Code: CHX206
Cape Chamonix, Troika, Franschhoek, 2006
“52% Cabernet Franc, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot. Youthful purple. Really pretty aromas of berries and sweet oak.Layers of cassis and...”
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Product Code: BON405
Bon Cap, Cape Blend, Eilandia, Robertson, 2005
“You only have to look see the grape varieties (above) to know that this is going to be a very deep coloured, robust wine - and it is: damsony and...”
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Product Code: ATA606
Ataraxia Mountain Vineyards, Serenity, Western Cape, 2006
“Mid ruby. On the nose a toasty oak element with Italianate black cherries. Lively but velvet-smooth palate of red and black cherries and...”
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Product Code: VON807
Vondeling, Erica Shiraz, 2007
“Very deep colour. So ripe and open on the nose. Velvet smooth texture masks a ripe tannic structure. Peppery, bittersweet damson fruit followed by a...”
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Product Code: CHX308
Cape Chamonix, Pinot Noir Reserve, Franschhoek, 2008
“Soft colour. Perfumed, with red fruit overliad by coffee oak. Both juicy and velvety, this is a really classy Pinot with (by Cape standards)...”
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Product Code: SOM105
Solms Delta, Hiervandaan, Western Cape, 2005
“This is about two-thirds Syrah, with Mourvèdre, Grenache, Carignan with a hint of Viognier given by contact with Viognier skins only; sourced from...”
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Product Code: ATA108
Ataraxia Mountain Vineyards, Chardonnay, Western Cape, 2008
“40% New French oak. Sourced largely from cool-climate sites in Hemel-en Aarde and Elgin. Generous scent - cream and vanilla oak. Very Burgundian in...”
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Product Code: CED407
David Nieuwoudt, Ghost Corner Semillon, Elim, 2007
“Pale and clear. Open scent of limeflower and smoke. Crisp attack, steely and citrussy, but builds well, with pear, greengage and asparagus notes on a...”
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Product Code: SOM609
Solms Delta, Amalie, Western Cape, 2009
“Mid lemon - hint of pink? Intense perfume of white peach, apricots with notes of orange peel and menthol. Such an exotic attack, all nectarines,...”
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Product Code: LER804
Le Riche Wines, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch, 2004
“Darkly opaque, dense ruby. Pure aromas of cedar with a hint of fresh mint. Sweet cassis heart, spicy, supported by ripe and mellow tannins....”
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Product Code: RUS809
Rustenberg, Roussanne, Stellenbosch, 2009
“Fairly neutral nose: subtle hint of stone fruit and honey, but then blossoms on the palate, revealing white peach, plenty of body, almondy hints, and...”
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Product Code: CED806
Cederberg, Shiraz, Cederberg, 2006
“Youthful ruby. Slightly reduced so best decanted, but perfumed too, showing red fruits and dark chocolate. Oak well integrated well now (Jan 2010)....”
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Product Code: CRT607
Creation Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Petit Verdot, Walker Bay, 2007
“Very deep and opaque. Black fruit married to cinnamon and caramel oak on the nose. Concentrated black fruit, not sweet, but showing a classy, dry,...”
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Product Code: RUS304
Rustenberg, Stellenbosch, Syrah, 2004
“A real Aussie-slayer in its massive and inky concentration. Well-oaked, bittersweet, blackcurrant and black chocolate cocktail. “Rustenberg’s...”
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Product Code: MEE107
Meerlust, Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, 2007
“Strong gold tone. Fascinating fragrance: lightly honeyed, and almost herbal, like a Vermouth. Caramel attack, very smooth, with a palate of...”
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Product Code: CRT808
Creation Wines, Pinot Noir, Walker Bay, 2008
“French barrels, 30% new. Soft garnet tone. Open scents of toasty oak and jellied black cherry. Youthful, intense, big, but classic style, all bright...”
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Product Code: FOU105
The Foundry, Syrah, 2005
“Enchanting scents - ripe fruit and perfectly integrated oak. Cherries to the fore, ripe and pure. Svelte tannins. A hint of liquorice. Unlike so much...”
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Product Code: CED508
Cederberg, V Generations Chenin Blanc, Cederberg 2008
“Scents of lavender, cream and honey. Grapefruit heart, enfolded in nuances of honey, caramel, and toasted nuts. Richly satisfying, and very long....”
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Product Code: MEE605
Meerlust, Rubicon, Stellenbosch, 2005
“69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot. Deep tone, with suggestion of some maturity at rim. The instant impression is all deliciously...”
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Product Code: BAD307
Badenhorst White Blend, Coastal Region, 2007
“90% of the grapes are Rhône varieties, tank-fermented and then given 13 months in large barrels. Full-bodied, almost unctuous, style, setting very...”
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Product Code: BAD806
Badenhorst Red Blend, Coastal Region, 2006
“Brooding aromas of smoke, toast with savoury/meaty hints - very Northern Rhône in style. Very broad, black-fruited palate, very individual, with a...”
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Product Code: RUS204
Rustenberg, Peter Barlow, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, 2004
“The top red here, a pure Cabernet Sauvignon, which comes each year from the same handful of rows on the Helderberg, given 20 months in oak, 70%...”
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Product Code: RUS205
Rustenberg, Peter Barlow, Stellenbosch, 2005
“Less than 1500 dozen produced in this vintage, from low yields. At this early stage this vintage seems purer and even more balanced than usual, with...”