South Africa

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,...

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...

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...

Mullineux Swartland Straw Wine 2023 375ml
$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 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...

Patatsfontein Patatsblanc 2021
$38.00

About Patatsfontein Wines Patatsfontein is a South African winemaking partnership between Reneen Borman of Boschkloof and college friends Henke Kotze and Fritz Schoon. The story goes that Schoon’s father-in-law...

Naude Oupa Willem Cinsault Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
$85.00

I never had the opportunity to meet Oupa Willem, but I’ve been told so many wonderful stories about him. One of my fondest was hearing that his horse and dog always came first, and the rest of the world, second. No...

Testalonga El Bandito Chenin Skin 2020
$70.00

Phenomenal Chenin Blanc, sourced from a 50 year-old organic vineyard, and macerated on skins for 12 days (a little less than previous releases). Heady aromatic mix of spice, citrus fruits, some minerality even, then the...

Raats Eden Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2019
$125.00

There are more than a few top Chenin Blanc wines made in South Africa that capture ones attention when new vintages are released. Indeed the list of iconic high scoring collectable whites from South African grows longer by...

Savage Follow the Line 2019
$64.00

“In 2019, Follow The Line is made up of 89% Cinsault from 39 year old dry farmed Darling bush vines together with 11% Syrah from the same property. The wine spent 3 to 5 weeks on skins, 50% as whole bunches. Ageing...

The Sadie Family Soldaat Grenache 2018
$108.00

95 points Vinous The 2018 Soldaat is pure Grenache Noir from Piekenierskloof. It offers earthy red berry fruit on the nose, touches of wild heather and fynbos emerging with time and lending wonderful complexity. The...