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Interesting smells of squashed tomato leaf and fynbos herbs, graphite and a wave of berries, red leading black. The tastes are echoed in the mouth, tannins are soft and accessible and there is an undertow of blueberries.
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Full-bodied with an array of red and black summer berries, savoury spice, floral and toasty wood flavours. The palate is poised with black fruit and chocolate notes, leading to a nicely poised velvety finish.
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A lot more fruit than one would expect from a Pinotage. This wine is a step away from the traditional style of Pinotage. It is generous in its fruit profile, with focus and length on the finish.
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An elegant wine with a soft entry but with a firm but supple finish. Dark inky black colour. Initial bouquet of floral petals, blackcurrant, fruitcake, white pepper and spice. Rounded tannins and ample fruit results in a layered and complex wine.
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A perfumed and complex bouquet with upfront red fruit, violets and some spicy aromatics. Darker fruits and slight white pepper undertones follow through. The palate is fresh and vibrant with juicy tannins and a well balanced structure. Layers of cranberries, cherries and aniseed gives an elegant and well refined wine that will want you reaching for another glass.
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The vivacious blend of organic grapes from both Stellenbosch and Swartland give this wine flavours of black pepper, savoury spice and ripe red fruit and the limited oak contact and grippy tannins add to the wine’s appeal.
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A wonderfully perfumed bouquet with hints of blackcurrent, cherries, white pepper and thyme. The palate is intense, with layers of flavor. Fynbos, spice, black cherries and pepper notes complement each other in this regard. Ultimately this wine is fresh, elegant and has loads of finesse which compliments it’s complexity and depth.
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This is the expression of the region and sums up the Rust en Vrede ethos so wonderfully. Never a heavyweight, it commands from way up high. Regal, full of cassis, cedar, garrique and fynbos, heather and grilled meat; length fit for a king and a lightness of touch which really sets it apart. A stunning Cape red.
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Poise and definition on the palate, which offers grilled meat, heather, cassis and redberry concentrate. Freshness and vibrancy is retained, the fruit perfectly in balance with life-giving zing. A five star Stellenbosch Syrah.
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This single vineyard Syrah displays its hallmark intensity of colour, aromatics and flavours handsomely. Concentrated aromatics of blackberries, blueberries and plums flourish alongside flavours of star anise, black pepper and cloves. Sweet tobacco and vanilla pod oak are lavished on both the bouquet and the palate and nicely compliments the opulent fruit.
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A fabulous, fully-charged expression of the varietal. Violet, lavender, bitter chocolate and lashings of purple berry fruit, morello cherry and rich vanilla cream take over the senses. More akin to a supercharged Cornas, there is a delightful underlying earthiness and bite which helps to balance the deep flavours.
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Soft and plump, with it's jammy, earthy and spicy with light spice and few tannins. So fruity – and, if it were a tourist, the first on the sunbed!
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Bright fruit and hints of damson jam, cedar, graphite and classic notes of Bordelais-like cigar box, together with lifted violet and lavender notes from the blend’s majority Shiraz component. Move over Bordeaux, this is what it is all about!
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White pepper, violet-spiced and red cherry-styled Shiraz concentrate fills the palate in this vibrant release from Rustenberg. Accessible and boldly flavoured, no wonder this varietal is so highly regarded in Stellenbosch – this is a gem!
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Féniks means “Phoenix” in Afrikaans – alluding to Pinotage’s revival. Working with 47-year-old vines, Bernhard Bredell – the man behind Scions of Sinai – has produced a wine filled with mouth-watering dark fruit, edged by something raw and meaty. The palate is juicy with a spicy, smoky and grainy tannins, with a savoury finish.
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French oak barrels are used for further ageing in additional 6 months on lees. The result is a “raw wine” with lively wild berries, blackcurrant notes on the bouquet combined with spicy elements. Middle of the road tannins with great flavour intensity on the finish.
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Beguiling black cherry, blackcurrant, ripe plum with meaty, spicy notes. There is a real grip and vigour on the palate, which contains wilder aspects of the flavours and makes the wine balanced in acidity and intensity. Long lasting on the finish.
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Youthful flavours of red berry, cherries and raspberry. The subtle wood influence acts as a chocolate frame supporting the succulent fruit painting. The silky soft tannins creates a smooth finish.
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The nose shows sweet ripe blackberry fruit and hints of crushed peppercorns and dried fynbos. Rich and full bodied on the palate with delicious toasty vanilla oak spices elevating the juicy berry fruit.
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Sweet ripe mulberry, raspberry, vanilla spice with a hint of liquorice captures the characteristics of this unique grape varietal… extraordinaire. Balanced oak and tannins.
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The Garland is Simonsig’s first super premium wine and is made from a single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon grapes situated against the slopes of Stellenbosch’s Simonsberg Mountain, one of the leading locations when it comes to superlative red wine, and specifically Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard is managed by Simonsig in conjunction with the owners of the land on which it stands.
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Flavours of caramelised black cherries, hints of dark spice and dark chocolate. The palate follows with a smooth entry rewarding with fruit and velvety tannins that balance the wine for a full palate experience.
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Spicy and rich chocolate flavours with soft vanilla notes. This is all about keeping it simple.
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Remarkable for its intensity and depth. The bouquet shows black fruit, pepper and a slight malty quality while the palate is big and rich, not entirely short of freshness, the tannins are already quite mellow on the finish.
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The bouquet is particularly demonstrative with red and black fruit, a floral note plus pepper and spice. The palate meanwhile is fruity and fleshy and very opulent, just enough freshness and the tannins quite soft, a luxuriant drinking experience.
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Rhône-inspired Grenache is perfectly pitched, offering a lively succulence of blackberry and raspberry combined with a nip of tannin and hints of peppery spice and wild herbs on the finish.
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Seductive in texture and leathery in flavour, but it also has freshness and frankness and great balance. This is a complex wine, classy very smooth and polished.
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The Francophile marks a departure for The Liberator since this latest release is neither an Episode nor a Special Edition. In this instance, Rick has commissioned the making of this young vine Syrah, rather than liberating an existing parcel. It’s intended to be sustainable, repeatable and created to be enjoyed copiously in the knowledge that it is not subject to the finite quantities imposed by The Liberator Episodes.
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The Kruithuis was completed in 1777 as the munitions building for the Dutch East India Company. Prior to this, the officers of the Stellenbosch cavalry had to go to Cape Town for military training once a year. Today the VOC Kruithuis is a symbol of military strength and power, which is reflected in the powerful fruit flavours and structure of this wine.
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The wine shows bright, red fruit and hints of spice on the bouquet, with concentrated flavours on the palate and soft, polished tannins. Hints of dark chocolate complete this wonderfully balanced wine.
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The bouquet of the Thelema Shiraz is very aromatic and equally intriguing. On the palate, expect flavours of cassis, black fruit and delicious spice. Overall the wine is pleasingly full-bodied on the finish.
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The wine has a dark velvet colour with intense aromas of cassis, herbal notes with slight whiffs of black cherry. The palate is complex and stylish with rich intense flavours of blackcurrant and spice with elegant soft dry tannins on the long finish.
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This beauty holds a deep plum colour and impresses on the bouquet with intense aromas of blueberries, ripe plums and cassis. Wafts of all spice and violets are also added with time. Anticipate a full, opulent palate brimming with ripe red and black fruit. Chalky tannins coat the mouth without coming across as dry or antagonistic. All in all, a wine that shows wonderful balance between being fresh and graceful, yet ripe in flavour.
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Ripe but delicate raspberries, lush green herbs, sage, lemon thyme, touch of mint, aromatic, this is a baby but already is shouting out its class, it’s a Burgundy married to a Rhone – purity of fruit balanced by a fabulous savoury finish.
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Bright dark red in colour. Claret-like aromas of black- and redcurrant, coffee, tobacco, mocha and sexy oak. A sweet, pliant midweight with noteworthy richness and a firm spine of harmonious acidity to its intense berry and spice flavors. Finishes with broad, dusty tannins and very good length.
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The wine is complex, showing blackcurrants, spice, ripe plums and attractive wood aromas and flavours. It is full with firm, ripe tannins leading to a lingering aftertaste.
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Ripe plum colour with a ruby rim. The nose shows ripe fruit flavours, black cherries, plum, spice and a touch of chocolate. The ripeness of the fruit is balanced by fresh fruit acidity with soft wood and fruit tannins. The finish is long and lasting.
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Dark berry and stewed fruit aromas fuse with spicy pepper flavors which compliment the full bodied ripe tannins.
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Intriguing aromatics of fresh fruit, wild spice, warmth and complexity complimented by the well layered and integrated tannins to offer an elegant yet long lasting finish that is classically dry and rewarding.
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The bouquet shows ripe red and black fruit. Grinds of pepper and spice. The palate is smooth with soft velvety tannins. Undertow of oak supporting the fabulous fruit. Flavours of candied violets. Full sappy mouthfeel with a long and lingering aftertaste.
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The bouquet shows violets, Agen prunes, oak and its concomitant spices. Full generously fruited. Plummy. Some dark berries brought to life by red currant and snappy dark chocolate. A full-bodied palate, excellent soft mouthfeel which gently wanes in a long well balanced aftertaste – fruit, acidity, tannins and oak all singing off the same hymn sheet.
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