South Africa

Kaapzicht Skuinsberg Cinsault 2020
$42.00

Skuinsberg Cinsaut was planted in 1991 on the steepest slope on Kaapzicht: hence the name Skuinsberg/steephill. (The steep hills have claimed quite a few tractors over the past 40 years!) The soil is low potential, weathered...

Kaapzicht 1947 Chenin Blanc 2018
$112.00

From 72 year old vines, the aromatics are super complex and spicy with lovely nuances of wet straw, dusty white citrus, honied yellow peaches, fynbos and sweet pineapple confit. There is such focused depth, full bodied plump...

The Sadie Family Treinspoor Tinta Barocca 2017
$88.00

Old Vine Series. 13% alc. " It's a Swartland thing", notes Sadie of Tinta Barocca (note the S.A. spelling with one r and two c's), which arrived in South Africa from the Douro and has found an opportune home in the...

Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2016
$100.00

This blockbuster Cabernet Sauvignon from one of South Africa's oldest estates has established itself as one of the finest Cabernet's from Stellenbosch. The wine enjoys 18 months in French oak barrels, giving it a supple,...

AA Badenhorst Family White 2017
$58.00

Vineyards and vines: small parcels of selected fruit are sourced from various vineyards on our farm Kalmoesfontein, the Swartland area and the greater Paardeberg mountain. Grapes: Chenin Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne,...

Testalonga Baby Bandito Keep Punching Chenin 2021
$40.00

PERSONAL NOTE: Baby Bandito is a project we started in 2015. We wanted to work with vineyards that deliver wines that can be drunk young yet still “over deliver” in quality one would expect from our most...

Savage Red Blend 2016
$65.00

The Sadie Family Pofadder Cinsault 2015
$74.00

Vineyard: Western side of the Kasteelberg Mountain in the Swartland. Yield of 28 hl/ha Soils: Slate and decomposed shale formations Aging Potential: 5–15 years In the late 19th century, and much of the 20th,...

Ernie Els Signature 2013
$135.00

Tasting NotesThe Cabernet Sauvignon-led Bordeaux-style blend shows an intensely purple rim and deep crimson core, leading to impressive concentration and startling depth. Nuances of fig jam, cigar box and meat spice slowly...

AA Badenhorst Raaigras Grenache 2015
$70.00

Vineyard: This vineyard was planted in 1952 on decomposed granite soils. The vineyard has South East exposition and is 0.86 ha in extent. Vinification and elevage: the grapes are sorted meticulously in the vineyard and...

Mullineux Iron Syrah 2013
$200.00

Grapes for our Iron Syrah are sourced from a single parcel of organically farmed dry land bush vines on the rolling hills with iron-rich soils west of Malmesbury. This parcel of Syrah gives the best expression of the...

Mullineux Swartland Straw Wine 2023
$92.00

Variety: 100% Chenin Blanc Bottling Date: 15 January 2023 Production: 3 050 bottles / 508 cases of 375ml bottles Wine of Origin: Swartland Vineyard details: During each harvest our freshest two old-vine Chenin Blanc...

Leeu Passant Chardonnay 2017
$130.00

Grapes for the Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Chardonnay are sourced from a parcel of vines planted on the deep, loam-rich soils of Helderberg Mountain. With the addition of sulphur reduced to a minimum the wine was matured for...

Mullineux Granite Chenin Blanc 2022
$165.00

Variety: 100% Chenin Blanc Production: 5 846 bottles / 487 cases Wine of Origin: Swartland Vineyard Details: Hailing from a 47-year-old dry land bush vine vineyard named Eikelaan (“lane of Oak trees”), our...

Ernie Els Signature 2014
$148.00

AA Badenhorst Dassiekop Steen 2019
$86.00

Vineyards and vines: . Dassiekop is found high on the Paardeberg mountain and was planted on steep terraces in the early 1970’s by the father of my neighbour, Pierre Rossouw on the farm Uitkyk.  Steep...

Testalonga Cahn's Pinotage 2021
$43.00

Martin's note:  This is a very special wine which was uniquely made for me and my wine store store in Auckland:  www.cahns.co.nz   The label image was taken from a photograph I took while waiting for...

Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2017
$390.00

Black Label is made from one of the oldest Pinotage vineyards in South Africa, one planted in 1953 on a site that has over the years proved to produce fruit of specific excellence and deemed special enough to be bottled...

Meerlust Rubicon Magnum 2017
$205.00

Tasting Notes The 2017 vintage was surprising in that, from the very beginning, it was similar to the superb 2015. A cold winter in 2016 followed but a warm spring ensured early and evening bud break. Although...

Kanonkop Paul Sauer Magnum 2020
$238.00

TASTING NOTES This classic wine with a saturated ruby colour, is complemented by a dense and interwoven complexity of tilled earth, bouquet garni, with red- and black currant and cedar. The wine is refined, with an elegant...