South Africa

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...

Wolftrap Red Blend 2024
$24.00

SYRAH 79% MOURVÈDRE 20% VIOGNIER 1% ORIGINS OF THE WOLFTRAP The Wolftrap is a tribute to the pioneers who in the early days ventured into the Cape wilderness and erected a wolf trap on Boekenhoutskloof. To date, no...

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...

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...

Savage Follow the Line Cinsault Syrah 2018
$62.00

Always sublimely perfumed and fragrant, the nose boasts lifted layers of dried lavender, violets, rose petals, red crystallised cherries and hints of Turkish delight. But it is on the palate that the wine reveals a classy...

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...

Ernie Els Signature 2014
$148.00

Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2016
$100.00

Vineyard: The Boekenhoutskloof Syrah is sourced from our two properties in the Swartland an hour North of Cape Town.  We acquired these two sites (Porseleinberg and Goldmine) for their unique terroir of rocky bedrock...

Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2016
$70.00

Boekenhoutskloof Semillon is a single-variety Semillon white wine produced by the Boekenhoutskloof winery in the Franschhoek denomination in South Africa.   Boekenhoutskloof Semillon is made mainly with grapes from...

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...

The Sadie Family Columella 2013
$173.00

GRAPES: Syrah, Mourví_í‰dre, Grenache, Carignan & Cinsaut  VINIFICATION: Hand sorting of individual berries in small cases. Fermentation took place in 3300 litre open concrete fermenters, 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...

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...

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...

The Sadie Family Soldaat Grenache 2017
$105.00