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Wonderfully aromatic on the nose a notes of blackcurrant leaf, stone fruit and green apple together with hints of fynbos and seaweed, sea air and vanilla. Rich, layered and long on the palate with a wonderful, saline finish. An elegant, well balanced blend of Sauvignon and Semillon expressing the Darling Hills minerality and terroir.

The Seasalter is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon with 30% of the Sauvignon Blanc fermented and aged for 8 months in 300 litre French Oak barrels. The remaining juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks and left on it's lees adding weight and complexity.

Country: South Africa

Region: Darling Hills

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon

ABV: 13%

A great way to discover Sauternes-like sweet wines. Wonderful aromas of melon, peach and honey. The palate is well balanced, very generous with a lot of exotic fruits and apricot. The finish is as long as with a good Sauternes. Awesome value sweet white!

Country: France

Region: Cérons, Bordeaux

Grapes: 95% Semillon, 5% Muscadelle

ABV: 13%

A Sauvignon lover’s wine, dry, fresh and very grassy. Great for summer sipping...

Country: South Africa

Region: Constantia

Grapes: 86% Sauvignon, with a hint of Semillon, and a dash of Chardonnay and Viognier

ABV: 14%

Complex and waxy with a bit of age on it. Layered aromas of pineapple, mandarin and orange . Fresh and earthy palate with a creamy vibrant texture, smooth, round finish. A very good example of how white wine can age beautifully.

It turned out this was a wine that was made and bottled but was never released for export because it wasn't deemed to be ready. And so to the back of the Mentors Cellar it went, forgotten about until Izele, the winemaker rediscovered it late last year. A few years later and it is now absolutely ready and drinking beautifully. We've been lucky enough to get our hands on a few cases - so grab it and enjoy drinking it while you can!

Country: South Africa

Region: Paarl

Grapes: Semillon

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes were handpicked in the vineyards and only individually selected grapes were harvested at maximum flavour intensity. The grapes were hand sorted in the KWV Mentors cellar. Destemming and crushing was followed by 2 hours of skin contact. The juice was settled for 48 hours, racked and then inoculated with yeast.
A portion of the wine was barrel fermented to add richness and complexity. The remaining components were fermented in tank at low temperatures to allow for maximum fruit and varietal expression. The wine was left on the lees for 6 weeks with batonage once a week before being racked, filtered and bottled.

Wonderfully rich and fleshy  from hand harvested bushvine grown grapes in Franschhoek. Wild Yeast fermented. Beautifully poised and elegant. Excellent food wine.

Country: South Africa

Region: Franschhoek

Grapes: Field blend, but mostly Semillon

ABV: 13%

Chicken Biriyani or dishes with Cardamon.

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Devine treat of a wine! Astonishingly complex and layered - a must for pudding wine fans.

Country: France

Region: Monbazillac

Grapes: Sémillon, Sauvignon blanc and Muscadelle

ABV: 12%

Organic

Dry, fresh, grassy and zesty with a clean finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Franschhoek

Grapes: Semillon, Sauvignon

ABV: 13%

Great with white fish, roast chicken dishes, or tiger prawns with chilli.

A delicious sweet wine from Bordeaux. Try with blue-cheeses, foie gras and of course desserts.

This wine has a beautifully espressive nose with a bouquet where candied fruit are enhanced by spices and vanilla. Concentrated apricot and peach fruit with notes of candied lemon. Long finish.

Country: France

Region: Sauternes

ABV: 13%

Grapes: 85% Semillon, 10% Sauvignon, 5% Muscadelle

Country: South Africa

Region: Swartland

Grapes: Palomino and Semillon

A lynchpin of 'The Swartland Revolution' group of pioneering South African winemakers, Adi Badenhorst makes show-stopping wines from the priceless old vines and prime growing sites that are part of the Swartland's grape-growing legacy.

If you love white Rhone, then you'll love this. Lovely weight and texture with ripe apricot and fleshy peach characters. Balanced, fresh acidity with a long finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Wellington

Grapes: Verdelho, Sémillon, Grenache Blanc, Clairette

ABV: 13.5%

The nose has green apple, white peach, yellow plum fruit and delicate orange blossom notes. The palate is full, wide and oily with the most delicious texture, mixed with lime, citrus, granny smiths, white pepper and vanilla. Beautifully balanced, linear and elegant.

Country: South Africa

Region: Durbanville and Stellenbosch

Grapes: Semillon Gris

ABV: 12.5%

Drink now and over the next 20 years if you can keep it that long!

The nose is delicate and elegant with its grapefruit, greengage, chamomile and apple blossom aromas and whiffs of exotic spice. The floral character of the nose follows through onto a richly textured mid-palate, showing yellow peach, poached pear and nectarine against a backdrop of fresh mandarin and green fig flavours with integrated acidity and a full body. The ripe stone fruit character adds to the complexity on the palate and the spicy finish with hints of fenugreek, black cardamom and Cape fynbos complements a very balanced wine.

Country: South Africa

Region: Franschhoek Valley

Grapes: Semillon (96%), Sauvignon Blanc (4%)

ABV: 13.5%

Great with Cape Malay dishes such as beef baboti - a well-known South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping.

Tim Atkin South Africa Special Report 2020
“Boekenhoutskloof’s Semillon is the only wine that Gottfried Mocke makes from a
flat vineyard – and what a site it is, planted in 1902 on François Malherbe’s farm.
Blended with a 40% contribution from much steeper La Colline, it’s subtly wooded,
with lanolin, citrus and some stony sap, lovely balance and just a hint of extra perfume
from a splash of Muscat d’Alexandrie. 2021-28”
- 95 Points

Platter’s South African Wine Guide 2021
“Glorious 2018 walks delicate line between classic orange peel, wax & dried herb
flavours shining through subtle oaking & edged with the zesty acidity of truly
venerable vines (oldest dating back to 1902). 4% muscat d’Alexandrie, all naturally
fermented (like most of these wines). An infant, lots more to come.”
- 4.5 Stars & 93 Points