Wines

Testalonga The Lords of Dogtown 2021
$75.00

PERSONAL NOTE: Our farm, Bandits Kloof, is now a blank canvas and can be quite a demanding place at times. It’s definitely a challenge in a positive way but is a bit “rough” at the moment. We have...

Testalonga Sweet Cheeks Muscat Skin 2021
$75.00

PERSONAL NOTE: The name comes from the children who every year love to pick at the sweet berries and eat them, hence “sweet cheeks”.  Probably the most fragrant wine we make. Hanepoot (Muscat Alexandrie) is...

Testalonga El Bandito Chenin Skin 2021
$75.00

PERSONAL NOTE: The “Skin” is our proudest wine being the first wine we bottled and made in 2008. The wine has come a long way and each year provides us with new flavours. We have toned down on the extraction and...

Testalonga El Bandito Cortez Chenin 2021
$75.00

PERSONAL NOTE: We change the label every year to best suit the feeling I think the wine is giving. The photo on the label was taken by Craig in Tokyo, Japan in 2015 of some graffiti on a wall at about 3am. The image was...

Thelema Rabelais Bordeaux Blend 2021
$120.00

Rabelais is a blend of the best Bordeaux components from our Thelema range from the 2019 vintage. The wine shows concentrated aromas of dark berries, hints of mocha and cedar wood on the nose. The palate has lovely sweet...

Thelema The Mint Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
$80.00

Intense plum, cassis and dark chocolate flavours, with hints of the characteristic minty showing. Fine tannins with a long, mocha finish. Great to pair with roast lamb or game. Will reward cellaring for 8-12 years...

Testalonga El Bandito The Dark Side Syrah 2021
$75.00

PERSONAL NOTE: The Dark Side is probably our most simple label, but we find it fitting to the grape Syrah, which definitely has a dark side, in a good way. Syrah has always been a challenging grape for us as we have high...

Testalonga Baby Bandito Chin Up Cinsault 2021
$43.00

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...

Testalonga Baby Bandito Stay Brave Chenin Blanc 2022
$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...

Testalonga I am the Ninja 2022
$53.00

PERSONAL NOTE: This is our latest addition to the portfolio. We love Methode Ancestral wines and the texture they bring. We wanted this wine to be drier than the “I wish I was a Ninja” as we feel Chenin has more...

Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2019
$390.00

TASTING NOTES Deep purple in colour, with rich and layered flavours of red and black cherries, dark plums, wild bramble fruit with subtle sweet spice and oak undertones. The seamlessly integrated oak and velvety tannins...

Kanonkop Kadette Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$45.00

VINTAGE CONDITIONS:  2022 was the latest vintage in the past 25 years, about 2 weeks later than normal. We had a proper cold winter with enough rain, that resulted in budbreak that was 2 weeks late. The earlier part of...

Kaapzicht Skraalhans Pinotage 2023
$36.00

Skraalhans is a long gangly weed found in their vineyards, often growing taller than the vines themselves. Loosely translated as lean stray, the name represents this restrained, fresh and elegant new style of Pinotage...

Teusner The Wark Family Shiraz 2023
$42.00

One of the reasons I love the Barossa…and why it can claim to be ‘sacred Shiraz ground’…is the diversity of the vineyard landscape which allows us to produce so many different expressions of Shiraz...

Teusner The Gentleman Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
$35.00

Barossa Shiraz holds uber celebrity status, meaning Cabernet Sauvignon is often overlooked. It’s hugely underrated and there’s a stack I’d be happy to put on the tasting bench to challenge that...

The Wolftrap White Blend 2021
$23.00

Winemakers Notes: Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap White is a wine that is blended with different grape varieties, including Chenin Blanc, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc. This wine features a pale yellow color and a floral and...

Pheasant's Tears Poliphonia 2019
$55.00

VARIETAL: Field BlendREGION: Tibaani/Mukhrani, GEVITICULTURE: OrganicWINEMAKER: John Wurdeman 417 heirloom varieties? Yep. This is seriously 417 unique varietals native to Georgia. Planted in an...

Pheasant's Tears Quinta 2020
$52.00

This wine is a blend of 5 varietals from Kartlian; Chinuri, Goruli Mtsvane, Danakharuli, Shavkapito and Tavkveri. 5 days on skins, no stems. It's rich in tannins but that doesn't takeaway from its drinkability. Quinta is...

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...

Mayer Sangiovese 2021
$115.00

2021 Mayer Sangiovese Yarra Valley – Timo Mayer is a small farm producing hand crafted, single vineyard wines. They believe that wines are made in the vineyard and therefore try to interfere as little as possible...