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SOUTH AFRICAN DRY REDS
Cabernet Sauvignon
Umfiki
Winemaker: Henny Hugo & Dominique Waso. RAWSONVILLE
Nose - rich with dark aromas of plum, blacberries and spice. Powerful palate, full and ripe. Big tannin structure 14% Alc.
"SMALL PRICE - BIG WINE!!”
Excelsior Reserve
Winemaker: Johan Stemmet. ROBERTSON
Pulpy fruit, ultra subtle tannins, a touch of sugar smooths away any remaning edges. 14.5% Alc.
"ALWAYS EAGER TO PLEASE”
David Frost
Winemaker: Ettienne Malan. PAARL
Blackcurrent fruits cloaked in classic dusty tannins and a dry finish. 14,5% Alc
"PAR EXCELLENCE"
Hartenberg
Winemaker: Carl Schultz. STELLENBOSCH
Blackberry and cherry flavours with
taut tannins & dense fruit core. 14,7% Alc.
"SUPERB"
Merlot
Goedverwacht Crane Red
Winemaker: Henry Conradie. ROBERTSON
Well balanced, plum juicy fruit with soft tannins, medium dry wine with mulberry flavours with a hint of oak. 14,5% Alc.
"EVERYDAY ENJOYMENT, YET SERIOUS"
Hazendal
Winemaker: Ronell Wiid. STELLENBOSCH
Seductive, juicy, creamy flavours with a whiff of tobacco & cigar box. 13,5% Alc.
"SEDUCTIVE"
JJ's Handmade Stellenrust
Winemaker: Tertius Boshoff with Kobie van der Westhuizen. STELLENBOSCH
Elegant complexity. High tone mint and violets, cedary leafy notes on the nose. Round on the palate accompanied by cinnamon and anise. Flavours of cherry and lots ofberries. 13,5% Alc.
"MUST BE GREAT - GOT THE JJ's NAME"
Anura Reserve
Winemaker: Tymen Bouma. SIMONSBERG This full-bodied, well balanced wine
has a long lingering flavour of blackber y , redberry and blackcurrant flavours with hints of herbal and violet aromas folded in layers of dark chocolate. Full Bodied. 15,1% Alc.
"BEAUTIFUL DRINKING"
Shiraz
Juno Maidenhead
Winemaker: Newald Marais. PAARL
Inviting flavours of cherry-pip and plum hint at the delights awaiting the palate. Complex yet smooth with elements of toffee and pepper in a strong, lingering finish. This wine is a knockout 13,5% Alc.
"HEAVENLY BODIES, EARTHY WINE"
Porcupine Ridge
Winemaker: Mark Kent & Rudiger Gretschel. FRANSCHHOEK
Ripe upfront fruit bursting with spice, dark fruit and pepper. 14,29% Alc.
"IMMEDIATELY IRRESISTIBLE"
Hidden Valley
Winemaker: Chris Kelly. STELLENBOSCH
Spicy fruit with upfront wild berry character, backed up with soft wood. Consistent with juicy flavours. 14% Alc.
"OVERTURE"
Saronsberg
Winemaker: Dewald Heyns. TULBACH/CERES Dark fruit flavours complemented by
floral notes and hints of bitter
chocolate. Its mouthfeel is full, with
firm tannins and well-integrated oak. 14,5% Alc.
"EXCITING"
Pinotage
Beyerskloof
Winemaker: Beyers Truter with Anri Truter. STELLENBOSCH
Popular everyman's Pinotage from the King of Pinotage. Generous fruit expression. 13% Alc.
"FINEST TO DATE - LIGHT, EASY DRINKING"
Jackson's
Winemaker: Peter Kastner. STANFORD
Known for it's earthy cherry and lavender character, with an elegant, long finish, whiffs of cherry and vanilla on the nose. 14% Alc.
"EXCEPTIONALLY ELEGANT - SCRUMPTIOUS "
Diemersfontein
Winemaker: Bertus Fourie. WELLINGTON
On the nose mocha coffee, black chocolate and roasted nuts. Ripe subtle tannins create a wine to be drunk very young. 14,5% Alc.
"JJ'S WINE TASTERS GIVE THIS A THUMBS-UP"
Thelema
Winemaker: Gyles Webb. STELLENBOSCH
Nice fruity flavourful wine with modest dark plum and a rounded succulence. 14,29% Alc.
"SAVOURY TAIL"
Bordeaux style blend:
Rupert & Rothschild Classique
Winemaker: Yvonne Lester
Deep dark colour with ripe fruits, toned by toasted oak. 14,5% Alc.
"CLASSY RED"
Morgenhof Estate
Winemaker: Jacques Cilliers. STELLENBOSCH
Full ripe flavours of black berries,
prune & black cherries with added
hints of dark chocolate and mixed
spice. 14,18% Alc
"TWO THUMBS UP!!"
Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz blend
De Meye Trutina
Winemaker: Marcus Milner. STELLENBOSCH
Intense, with complex structure. Flavours of ripe, dark berries & minerals are balanced with dry oak tannins, finishing with a spicy charm. 14,5% Alc.
"TWO THUMBS UP!!"
Pinot Noir
Glen Carlou Pinot Noir
Wine maker: David Finlayson. PAARL
Aromas of bramble fruit and spice complimented by hints of mulberry & chocolate. Medley of strawberry & raspberry on the palate. 12,62% Alc.
"FOR LOVERS OF THE GOOD LIFE"
Hamilton Russell
Winemaker: Hannes Storm. HEMEL-EN-AARDER
Consistently excellent. Burgundy inspired pinot among South Africa's finest. 14,2% Alc.
"WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS WINE "
NUMEROUS AWARDS. Beautifully integrated oak - two years new French Oak. Dense, dark ruby/crimson colour. Smooth, rich intense harmony. Long enduring palate - huge mouthfeel. Very concentrated, powerful grip.
Veenwouden Merlot 2001
NUMEROUS AWARDS. Intense black ink. A threat to any foreign producer. The biggest Merlot ever produced in South Africa.
Veenwouden Vivat Bacchus 2001
NUMBEROUS AWARDS. Merlot dominant. Easier & readier mouthfeel. Malbec ripeness tones with toastyness of the oak. Clean acids. More complex and elegant than expected.
