Such enticing scents: cedar with fruit crumble and custard. Splendid flesh of fresh red cherries and brambly fruit, with classy aromatics and backed by decent tannins for keeping. Already so smoothly impressive, this has the potential to develop nicely too. Now-2011

Product Code: SPO106

Spookfontein (the ghost fountain) was one of our best finds of 2008. Established on just 11 hectares of farmland (with a winery and tasting room under construction) by determined Cape businessman Mike Davis, production is small, and focused on Bordeaux varieties, all matured in French oak for 18 months. These wines hugely impressed us for their purity of red fruit and fairly European levels of natural acidity; and to the Merlot and Bordeaux blend (The Phantom) we offered last autumn we have added their Cabernet Franc, which includes 13% Cabernet Sauvignon.