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Product Code: CAH118
Cape Heights, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2018
“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
“Bittersweet raspberry and bilberry fruit, bold and juicy, with just a smidge of tannin. Now-2019”
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Product Code: FAB117
False Bay, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2017
“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: GDV417
Goedverwacht, Great Expectations Crane Red, Merlot, Robertson, 2017
“The latest vintage is a big step up, fresher and more lifted than in the past, without losing its heartiness and generous plum fruit with hints of...”
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Product Code: GDV117
Goedverwacht, Great Expectations, Chardonnay, Robertson, 2017
“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: GDV616
Goedverwacht, Great Expectations Shiraz, Robertson, 2016
“From the Du Toit’s family-owned vineyards in Robertson, this has become very popular, the fruit lightly flavoured with oak staves.”
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Product Code: CED617
Cape Atlantic, Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2017
“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: FRY317
Doring Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2017
“The second line (with an artful tin can label) of classy seaside winery Fryer’s Cove: an intense, green-fruited and zippy SB based on their cool...”
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Product Code: DDD517
Domaine des Dieux, Rose, 2017
“The team at Des Dieux are aspiring to make a rosé comparable to Provence examples: it’s a Provençale style blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre and...”
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Product Code: CED117
Cederberg, Chenin Blanc, Cederberg, 2017
“Almost water white. Mouthwatering entry of pineapple, lime and white peach. Zippy mountain wine - finishes dry and mineral. Now-2020”
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Product Code: BAD616
Badenhorst, Secateurs Red, Coastal Region, 2016
“Adi Badenhorst’s Shiraz-based blend, sourced partly from the grapes on his own estate on the Paardeberg and part from other farms in Swartland. 56%...”
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Product Code: BAD118
Badenhorst, Secateurs White, Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2018
“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: 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: LEM813
Lemberg, Harslevelu,Tulbagh 2013
“Crafted in a deliberately oxydative style, aged in 500 litre French barrels. Apple skin fragrance, and a complex, pungent and savoury palate with...”
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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, smooth and polished, fresh blackberry, a lick of oak and middle eastern...”
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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: DDD114
Domaine des Dieux, Chardonnay, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 2014
“A full-flavoured, perfectly-ready-to-drink, barrel-fermented and aged (about 30% new oak) Chardonnay of concentration and length. Gold medal in the...”
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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: 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: CAP615
Cape Rock, Capa Roca, Olifants River 2015
“"Mainly Portuguese varieties with a few international ones. The label gives the full recipe and warns there may be a little sediment over time....”
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Product Code: CHX815
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: 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: CHX615
Chamonix, Reserve White, Franschhoek, 2015
“Top Bordeaux-style blend, 79% Sauvignon Blanc and 21% Sémillon, barrel fermented, then into French barrels, 40% new. Lime and passion-fruit, already...”
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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: BBO216
BLANKbottle, Epileptic Inspiration, Elgin, 2016
“It is perhaps best to let Pieter Walser introduce this wine:”
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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: 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: 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: 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
“A 2017 Platter Wine Guide 5 star winner, again confirming this as one of the Cape’s top Chardonnays. From vines at 400-500m up, the fruit is all...”
