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Product Code: CAH118
Cape Heights, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2018 (screwcap)
“Surprisingly good at the price: winemaker Marinda Kruger Van Eck sources dry-farmed bush-vine Chenin from Paardeberg, Paarl and the Drakenstein area,...”
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Product Code: FAB816
False Bay, Pinotage, Western Cape, 2016 (screwcap)
“Bittersweet raspberry and bilberry fruit, bold and juicy, with just a smidge of tannin. Now-2020”
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Product Code: FAB118
False Bay, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2018 (screwcap)
“This is becoming a stalwart of our list, always exhibiting a depth of flavour and weight in part derived from the inclusion of parcels of old vine...”
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Product Code: GDV418
Goedverwacht, Great Expectations Crane Red, Merlot, Robertson, 2018 (screwcap)
“Juicy red fruit with hints of coffee from oak contact. Always a generous, gutsy Merlot. Now-201 The du Toit family farm no less than 172 hectares of...”
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Product Code: GDV118
Goedverwacht, Great Expectations, Chardonnay, Robertson, 2018 (screwcap)
“From the Goedverwacht estate, very lightly oaked, gently creamy, with lime and melon flavours and a vanilla hint, this is a very correct,...”
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Product Code: CED618
Cape Atlantic, Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2018 (screwcap)
“We are the sole importers of this brilliantly charged and zippy SB. It’s made by top Cape winemaker David Niewoudt from the young Sauvignon parcels...”
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Product Code: GDV617
Goedverwacht, Great Expectations Shiraz, Robertson, 2017 (screwcap)
“Pretty raspberry and vanilla scent. Bright berried fruit with a hint of earthiness. Excellent Syrah / Shiraz typicity. Supple and deservedly popular....”
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Product Code: FRY317
Doring Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2017 (screwcap)
“Doring Bay is the second line (with an artful tin can label, a nod to the winery’s location inside a former canning factory) of Fryer’s Cove. An...”
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Product Code: CED318
Cederberg, Bukettraube, Cederberg, 2018 (screwcap)
“"Cederberg produce a well-made, exotically-fruited version with around 25g/l residual sugar", Jancis Robinson , Wine Grapes, 2012. We...”
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Product Code: BAD618
Badenhorst, Secateurs Red, Coastal Region, 2018 (screwcap)
“The latest vintage is unusual in being based on 82% Cinsault, with 10% Shiraz and 8% Grenache, just rounded by big old oak vats. The Cinsaut makes...”
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Product Code: BAD118
Badenhorst, Secateurs White, Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2018 (screwcap)
“From old - largely planted in the 1960s - vines on Adi Badenhorst’s family farm on the Paardebeerg, plus fruit from a neighbour. About 10% goes...”
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Product Code: CED118
Cederberg, Chenin Blanc, Cederberg, 2018 (screwcap)
“Almost water white. Mouthwatering entry of pineapple, lime and white peach. Zippy mountain wine - finishes dry and mineral. Now-2021”
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Product Code: CAP815
Cape Rock, Amnesty, Olifants River, 2015
“Gavin Brand’s take on a SGM blend - 36% Syrah, 33% Grenache, 31% Mourvèdre, given a year in old barrels. Crushed strawberry perfume; and vivacious...”
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Product Code: FRY116
Fryer's Cove, Sauvignon Blanc, Bamboes Bay, 2016
“"The Fryer’s Cove Sauvignon, made with grapes that are grown right on the Atlantic Ocean, is always released a little later. It’s an...”
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Product Code: DDD813
Domaine des Dieux, Syrah-Mourvèdre, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 2013
“Made with the assistance of Syrah specialist Niels Verburg, about 85% Syrah, full-flavoured and punchy, but also smooth, offering fresh blackberry, a...”
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Product Code: BBO117
Blankbottle, Moment of Silence, Wellington, 2017
“Moment of Silence (or MoS for short) is always the best value wine in Pieter Walser’s eclectic zoo of mad and bad blends. Chenin Blanc from four...”
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Product Code: DDD613
Domaine des Dieux, Josephine Pinot Noir, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 2013
“From cool vineyards at the top of the Hemel-en-Aarde valley, bold and forward, showing an oak and strawberry aroma, and ripe strawberry and cherry...”
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Product Code: CAP116
Cape Rock White, Olifants River, 2016
“Cape Rock is the creation of Gavin Brand, a mildly introverted and modest landscape architect in Cape Town. His family’s 11 hectare farm is near...”
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Product Code: FRY615
Fryer's Cove, Pinot Noir, Bamboes Bay, Western Cape, 2015
“Based on fruit from a cool coastal site, an attractively fast-maturing Pinot, so already one enjoys pleasing savoury and undergrowth hints. Supple,...”
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Product Code: DDD412
Domaine des Dieux, Methode Cap Classique, Brut, Claudia, South Africa, 2012
“"Really exceptional fizz that was very obviously aged for four years on nourishing lees. Eighty per cent Chardonnay. Clean, fresh aromas of...”
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Product Code: DDD115
Domaine des Dieux, Chardonnay, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 2015
“A full-flavoured, perfectly-ready-to-drink, barrel-fermented and aged (about 30% new oak) Chardonnay of concentration and length. The grapes are...”
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Product Code: CHX515
Chamonix, Cabernet Franc, Franschhoek, 2015
“Full-on and really expressive Cab Franc. So forward and perfumed - very ripe, almost jellied red fruit. Intense red fruit, very aromatic and lightly...”
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Product Code: CED717
Cederberg, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cederberg, 2017
“From the cool mountain vineyards; a strongly flavoured, blackcurranty 100% Cab., given 60% new oak; a silky, classy palate, with layers of black...”
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Product Code: CED816
Cederberg, Shiraz, 2016
“We have never shipped a wine with so many shiny stickers on it – including double gold in the Veritas awards, SA wine index platinum and gold in...”
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Product Code: CHX214
Chamonix, Troika, Franschhoek, 2014
“Platter’s note: "Ageworthy 14, (*****) a cab franc-led Bordeaux blend... with aromatic dark berry & charcuterie notes, malleable...”
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Product Code: BBO715
Blankbottle Familiemoord, Western Cape, 2015
“"Another wonderfully imaginative label from Pieter Walser (only the "family murder" was true), this blend of Grenache with Cinsault...”
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Product Code: BBO815
Blankbottle, Koffer, Breedekloof, 2015
“A charming example of the new Cinsault wines from old vines in the Cape: all red fruit. Strawberryish nose, and pretty red berry and red cherry...”
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Product Code: CED516
Cederberg, V Generations Chenin Blanc, 2016
“Just nine barrels this vintage of the estate’s top Chenin – always one of the best in the Cape, attested by this vintage being a Platter five...”
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Product Code: BAD316
Badenhorst Family White, Kalmoesfontein White Blend, Coastal Region, 2016
“This is the top white blend made by Adi Badenhorst, hirsute parrot breeder and winemaking genius. The target is consistent, a densely textured,...”
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Product Code: BAD816
Badenhorst Family Red, Swartland, Coastal Region, 2016
“71% Shiraz, 13% Grenache, 11% Cinsault and 5% Tinta Barocca, given a very long post-fermentation maceration. Crafted for perfume, suavity and...”
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Product Code: CHX315
Chamonix, Pinot Noir Reserve, Franschhoek, 2015
“The Reserve Pinot Noir is from the higher vineyards, at 500-600 metres of altitude and facing south-south west, so cooler. Fermented with a...”
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Product Code: ATA114
Ataraxia, Chardonnay, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Western Cape, 2014
“Now sourced entirely from cool-climate sites in Hemel-enAarde, picked in late March, barrel-fermented, and aged in 26% new French barrels, 74% second...”
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Product Code: CHX716
Chamonix, Chardonnay Reserve, Franschhoek, 2016
“This seems more restrained than past vintages - more sophisticated? Aromas of high quality barrels and stone fruit. Creamy volume and richness. So...”
