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Complex nose with hints of spice, chocolate and mocha. Good structure with plum and mineral complexity and a lingering finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet, Petit Verdot & Malbec

ABV: 14.5%

Made from a blend of six indigenous and international grape varieties, this is a truly distinctive wine, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Petit Verdot, Graciano and Cabernet Franc, each adding a new dimension and complexity. 

The grapes were hand picked and aged in a mixture of American and French oak barrels for 6 -12 months. The result is a full-flavoured wine, with intense berry aromas, beautifully integrated sweet oak and hints of leather and spice.

Country: Spain

Region: Castilla

ABV: 14%

Grapes: 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Syrah, 16% Cabernet Franc, 10% Tempranillo, 4% Graciano, 4% Petit Verdot.

A cracking Petit Verdot from Stellenbosch in South Africa.

Rich and full with full but supple tannin. It shows flavours of Cassis and plum with a whack of oak spice on the finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

ABV: 14.5%

Grapes: Petit Verdot

KWV The Mentors Wine

The KWV name is historically synonymous with South African wine and brandy - often the everyday drinking end of the spectrum. Since its launch in 2006, The Mentors range has established itself as one of the most sought-after premium brands in the South African wine landscape. Built around a philosophy of expressing terroir and pioneering new wines and winemaking techniques, it is wine that showcases the original philosophy of KWV, and the rich history and depth of expertise at one of South Africa’s leading wine producers and exporters.

Highly acclaimed winemaker, Izele van Blerk joined KWV’s premium Mentor's range cellar team in 2009 where her focus was and still is to maintain the high standard of producing leading, multi-regional wines from the best grapes South Africa has to offer.

This tight, dark-skinned variety loves the exposed mountain soils of the Simonsberg – this is fully ripe but defined by the winds that howl down the slope’s poor soils. Elegant and well-balanced it has a wonderfully spiced fruit nose with dark plum and prune fruit on the palate and a full but fine tannic structure. Can be enjoyed now but will mature well for at least 5 years.

Country: South Africa

Region: Bankhoek, Stellenbosch

Grapes: Petit Verdot

ABV: 14.5%

Food Match: rich and fatty meat dishes

Deep ruby red colour. Eucalyptus and violets on the nose. Vibrant and concentrated red current fruit on the palate and a black olive finish.

Country: Argentina

Region: Agrelo

Grapes: Petit Verdot

ABV: 13%

Food match: Great with red meat dishes and rich stews

Gorgeous, silky red made from native Portuguese grapes.

Country: Portugal

Region: Terras do Sado, Setubal

Grapes: Touriga Nacional+Petit Verdot+Alicante Bouschet +Cabernet

ABV: 14%

A classic deep red with a balanced oak and fruit taste.

A wonderfully traditional Bordeaux that has all the reassurance you’d expect from the Haut-Médoc. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, from the estates 33 hectares
in Cissac, it exhibits lifted dark cherry, cassis and secondary oak aromas, with a little leather and spice evolution. Harmonious, with perfectly poised tannins, the
wine is drinking well now but will develop further in bottle

Country: France

Region: Medoc, Bordeaux

ABV: 12%

Grapes: Bordeaux blend red 

Gorgeous, natural, silky red made from native Portuguese grapes.

Country: Portugal

Region: Bairrada, Alfrocheiro from Quinta de S. Mateus

Grapes: Alfrocheiro and Baga

ABV: 14%

Soil Type: Clay-Limestone

A ripe and intriguing nose of wild berries, blackberry compote, graphite and tobacco. These delights follow through onto a palate with layers of dark black fruits, brown spice and subtle oak. The freshness of the Petit Verdot complements the richness of the Cabernet and Cinsault, creating a wine of concentration and structure with the potential to evolve beautifully over the next 10 years. After decanting the wine evolves nicely, showing notes of crushed-rock minerality amongst the layered and complex fruit.

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

ABV: 14.5%

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cinsault

Food Match: A braai of course! Good steak, bashed and barbecued with a sprinkling of rock salt and grilled veg

The wine is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cinsault from estate-grown fruit. The grapes are picked as early as possible and rushed to the cellar where it is not crushed only destemmed, hand sorted and transferred to tank. Fermentation occurs naturally without the addition of any yeasts after a cold soak of about 3 to 5 days. As soon as fermentation starts the grapes are given soft pigeage twice daily during the first week and then once every few days just to keep the cap wet. When the desired extraction is achieved the wine gets drained and pressed in a tiny hand operated basket press and transferred into 225l french oak barrels of which 50% new for 22 months before bottling unfined and with only a light filtration.

Intense nose, full of beautiful ripe fruit. Bold, mature and elegant, with excellent tannin structure and length. Very complex.

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Grapes: Merlot: 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 17%, Cabernet Franc: 16%, Petit Verdot: 7%

ABV: 14.5%

Food match: Game meat and wild mushrooms