Braai Wine
Braai Wine
RAAR Grenache Blanc 2022
Regular price £22.95Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland, Riebeek Valley
Grapes: Grenache Blanc
ABV: 14.5%
Eikendal Charisma 2021
Regular price £17.95A unique red blend living up to its name! The Shiraz offers a tight, fresh structure with aromatic and peppered undertones. The Petit Verdot gives a rich, red and black berry character, and the Sangiovese, in a true Italian style, adds fruity, cherry flavours within the palate. The result is a bold, charming and elegant wine.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: 66% Shiraz, 33% Petit Verdot, 1% Sangiovese
ABV: 13.5
Eikendal Vineyards sit between the foothills of the Helderberg and the edge of Stellenbosch Mountains.
South African Sauvignon 6
Regular price £96.80 Sale price £87.00A bottle of each of these wonderful South African expressions of Sauvignon Blanc from around the Western Cape.
Groote Post Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Diemersfontein Sauvignon Blanc 2022/23
Winterhoek Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2021
Regular price £49.95Subtle, lifted, fragrant black pepper, blueberry and rose petal nose with ripe cherry and plum fruit characters. The palate has a beautiful silky texture with fresh red berry fruit and a fine savoury tannin finish. Drinking well now and for the next 10-15 years.
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland,
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Syrah
The Syrah grapes come mainly from the Porseleinberg vineyard - one of the best sites in the world to grow the variety. Renowned winemaker and viticulturalist Callie Louw farms the land. The 'brutal' soils (according to winemaker Marc Kent) are made up of Mica and Schist. 10% of the grapes are from the Goldmine vineyard which has brown schist soil.
Tim Atkin MW
97 points. Given that 90% of its raw material comes from Porseleinberg - the other 10% comes from Boekenhoutskloof's Roundstone property - it's no surprise that this is such an impressive Syrah. Fermented with 65% whole bunches, it combines fynbos, lavender and Asian spice aromas with a palate of white pepper, barbecued meat, oregano and blackberry framed by sappy, granular tannins. World class. 2025-35.
James Suckling
94 points. Lovely fragrance with thyme, cracked pepper, iron, coriander and black berry fruit. Medium-bodied, peppery and compact, with vibrant acidity and a focused finish. Long and persistent. Drink or hold.
Neal Martin – Vinous.
93+ The 2021 Syrah was picked later than the 2020. It contains more whole bunches than prior vintages (65%) and matured for 18 months, 90% in Stockinger foudre and Stockinger demi-muids. This is quite concentrated on the nose with dark berry fruit, bay leaf and white pepper, perhaps less floral than some of its peers. The aromatics feel tightly coiled at the moment. The palate is smooth and harmonious on the entry, with a fine structure. It is compact at the moment with cracked black and white pepper and garrigues notes flourishing toward the persistent finish. Much more backward than expected. I would cellar this for three to five years before cracking open as it’s a serious Syrah.
Wildeberg White 2021 Magnum
Regular price £54.00Wonderfully 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.
Drift Estate Penelope Méthode Cap Classique Brut Rosé 2017
Regular price £38.00 Sale price £33.00Fresh, creamy, with soft red fruit flavours on the palate and aromas of mangosteen and strawberry.
Country: South Africa
Region: Overberg Highlands
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Malbec
Food Match: Oysters, fresh from the sea or antipasti.