Description: This KWV Classic Collection Pinotage 2010 pours a light red colour, initially looking weak, but has the full aroma of raspberry and plum. On the palate it has an initial sharpness, which slowly fades to give deep fruit flavours of raspberry, redcurrant and a hint of gooseberry. Although the grape is Pinotage, the variety […]
Lions Gate Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2012
Description: Lions Gate Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2012 pours a deep ruby red, and has the aroma of blackberries and mertles along with wood spices. In the mouth, the fruits explode, but slowly fade to reveal toasty vanilla oak hints of spice and subtle vanilla. The flavour lasts for ages and really needs time to appreciate […]
KWV Classic Collection Shiraz 2010
Description: Pouring a bright almost sparkling red, this KWV Classic Collection Shiraz 2010 is an elegant red wine with raspberry, strawberry and fresh plum aromas. The wine is soft with velvety tannins and a juicy palate, with subtle spice and pepper flavours within the bright fruit. This all complemented by a savoury oak nuance. The […]
KWV Roodeberg Western Cape 2009
Description: A very light straw in colour, this wine oozes the aroma of elderflower, gooseberry and summer fields. It is a medium bodied wine that is full of fruity freshness, revealing further guava, butterscotch and almond tastes to an already full nose. A beautiful finish, slightly tart and refreshing. Serve cold, but not over chilled […]
De Trafford Straw Wine Stellenbosch 2009
Description: Pours an attractive deep yellow gold colour. Great intensity and sweetness. Dried apricot, nuts, honey and burnt treacle. The palate is intensely sweet yet not sickly, fresh and lively with rich depth along with a long clean and complex finish. This wine is best as a sweet treat on its own after a fine […]
Cambalala Fairtrade Pinotage 2012
Description: Deep ruby in colour, this has a clear aroma of redberries. Very sweet to the first taste, it is smooth due to its lack of complexity, but is consistent throughout, mixing a taste of earthy mulberry and dark fruits. Although initially sweet it quickly moves to a longer drier taste, and leaves with a […]
Savanna Dry Premium Cider
Description: Very light in colour, with just a hint of foam, this could almost be called a still cider. It has a consistent apples taste with floral peach overtones which gives a very sweet taste although the finish is dry. Rather too bland to drink on its own, given the crowded market it is in, […]
Fish Hock Shiraz 2010
Region: South Africa Grapes: Syrah Description: This is a smooth, medium-bodied, easy-drinking red that is pleasantly spicy on the finish. It has ripe, juicy red-berry fruit combined with vanilla and black pepper on the nose and palate. Slightly darker in colour than you would expect it is not a heavy as it first appears, although […]
KWV Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2008
Region: South Africa, Western Cape Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon Description: South Africa’s Western Cape is an area of lush fertility and natural beauty and the home of KWV, a wine maker since 1918 with its cellar in Paarl. The wine from this region is full of fruit and character. The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz is a […]
Kumala Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2011
Region: South Africa, Western Cape Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon Description: Surrounding South Africa’s legondary Table Mountain is an area of lush fertility and natural beauty and the home of Kumala. The wines from this region are full of fruit and character. The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz is a dark ruby wine, dry, full bodied with spicy […]