One click all South African cases and bundles!
Braai Wine
Braai Wine
Cape Heights Shiraz
Regular price £10.45A South African Shiraz packed pull of delicious flavours.
A ripe, juicy Shiraz packed with dark fruit flavours and black pepper
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Shiraz
The coastal region of South Africa is renowned for its fine and expressive fruit. Produced from only free-run juice and fermented on skins in stainless steel tanks. The wine is left on the lees for an extended period for greater palate weight and mouthfeel.
Waterkloof Cape Coral Mourvedre Rosé 2022
Regular price £14.95A fine pale-coloured rosé with delicate aromas of pomegranates and raspberry and a distinctive flintiness. There’s finesse and elegance on the palate with flavours of soft red fruits, a gentle silky texture and a lingering fresh acidity on the finish.
If you ask someone what is their favourite wine, most would mention a red or a white. Very few would give a rosé. But, (for us) South Africa has taken the 'common' rosé and turned it into an art form.
Such a delicate and perfumed rosé. Take a bit of sophisticated Provence rosé, give it a little hint of international dynamic, a little bit of relaxed "take me as I am" S'African personality and the result is this deliciously drinkable rosé from Stellenbosch.
Country: South Africa
Region: Schapenberg, Stellenbosch
Grapes: Mourvedre
ABV: 13%
Biodynamic and Organic
Winemaker Nadia Barnard:
In October 2022 Penny had the great pleasure of visiting Waterkloof Estate on the slopes of the Schapenberg, Stellenbosch with a few colleagues from the UK wine trade. They spent the good part of two days being driven around this beautiful, sustainably managed piece of land by winemaker, Nadia Barnard. All of the vineyards on the estate are farmed following organic and biological principles. Here at Cellar Door Wines we've always been huge fans of Waterkloof wines. It is always lovely to taste Nadia's wines in Saint Albans, but to be able to do so at Waterkloof, with the woman herself, was extra special. Tasting wine at the place of its birth explains the why and the how of its individuality. The people behind the vineyard and winery are also key components in the equation. The Cape and Waterkloof has such diversity of wine style with a great price quality ratio.
Wild House Chenin Blanc 2023
Regular price £10.45Ripe peach and tropical fruit on the nose with fresh citrus notes. Honeyed and textured on the palate with crisp acidity and hints of honey dew melon and lychee leading to a bright, zesty finish with fresh lemony acidity.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Brilliant with seafood, poultry, chargrilled vegetables.
Hartenberg Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Regular price £23.95The King of Red Wines, consistently a show stopper and delivers even better with some ageing to it. Vineyards are planted on deep red Hutton and Avalon soils.
Cigar box, lead pencil nose with cassis and cherry flavours. Juicy fruit with an elegant finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV: 14.5%
Cederberg Bukettraube 2022
Regular price £19.25Only 77 hectares of this grape variety in the world. Enjoy a bottle of this delicious wine in the knowledge that you are one of very few people who have tried it!
Cederberg Bukettraube is an explosion of aroma and flavour. It has prominent muscat flavours with apricot and floral notes on the nose. A well balanced wine with a delicate sweetness and a crisp acidity.
Country: South Africa
Region: Cederberg
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Bukettraube
A rare cultivar with 77 hectares left in the world. Enjoyed as an aperitif; partner to spicy fusion foods – not hot; sweet Cape curries, or goose liver and baked fruits.
Neil Ellis Whitehall Chardonnay 2020
Regular price £31.00Straw like colour with greenish hues. Attractive aromas of nectarine, hints of lemon zest and white flower notes. The pallet has great texture and depth and finishes with beautifully balanced acidity, long and flavoursome mid pallet with rich texture reflect conditions of the vintage.
Country: South Africa
Region: Elgin
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
This is a Chardonnay of great purity, reflecting site and the season in which it was grown. Meticulous attention and care in the vineyard is most critical in allowing that expression. Elgin is one of the Cape’s coolest wine growing areas with favourable climatic, soil and topographic conditions.
Springfield Estate Wild Yeast Chardonnay 2021
Regular price £21.00A deliciously complex Chardonnay from the iconic Springfield Estate in South Africa.
This fresh white wine has flavours of pineapple and pear drops. Deliciously complex in style.
Country: South Africa
Region: Robertson
ABV:13%
Variety: Chardonnay
Springfield Estate goes against the grain in order to make sure the drinking experience is perfect at the consumer end and sustainable at its end. The wines are all about the rocky, unforgiving terroir of Robertson, and stand head and shoulders above most producers for sheer quality.
De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2019
Regular price £31.95WOW! What a stunning wine. One of the best wines from South Africa.
A full and rich wine with great depth of flavour and character. There are aromas and flavours of ripe apricots, honey and tropical fruit with a touch of vanilla oak and crisp citrus fruit.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch (nestled between the Stellenbosch and Helderberg Mountains
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Food Match: Fish dishes, shellfish and sushi
David Trafford is one of South Africa’s most individual winemakers. David is completely self-taught, save for a few months working a vintage in St Emilion. By trade he is an architect but in 1983 he decided to plant a small vineyard for fun. In 1991 David turned his part-time hobby into a full-time career. More than twenty years on, he is one of South Africa’s most decorated winemakers.
Label by Rita Trafford: 'Helichrysum Dreaming'
Hartenberg Chardonnay 2022
Regular price £19.95One of Penny's favourite Stellenbosch estates.
Fresh lemon and lime followed by creamy nuttiness on the nose. This wine has a complex structure with a vibrant crisp palate flowing into an elegant oak finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Barrel Ageing 12 months French Oak (225litre) 33 % new, 33% 2nd fill. Balance in 3rd fill barrels. Fermented & matured Maturation Up to 5 years from vintage.
Lismore Cape South Coast Pinot Noir 2020
Regular price £38.95A complex bouquet of crushed rose petals, wild jasmine and fresh French herbs. The palate shows beautiful purity with layered red fruits, cranberry, raspberry, silky tannins and a long, savoury finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Walker Bay and Elgin, Western Cape
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 13.5%
70% of the grapes came from Stanford, Walker Bay and 30% from Elgin, both in the cool climate region Cape South Coast. The vines are all Burgundian, clone 115. The Stanford vineyard is close to the southernmost tip of Africa and is located in one of South Africa’s coolest wine producing regions. The maritime vineyard enjoys a long ripening season, because of the strong cooling winds that are prevalent in the summer. This microclimate is ideal for creating a long hang time, concentrating the flavours in the berries, while retaining natural acidity levels. Elgin is situated at 400
metres above sea level and ripens even later then the coastal vineyard. The vines
here, planted in shale and clay soils, produce fleshier fruit, adding weight to the final
blend.
Wolf Trap Rosé 2022
Regular price £11.95The nose is complex and inviting, offering Morello cherry, cranberry, raspberry and whiffs of candyfloss, rose petal and acacia blossom. The palate shows red apple and nectarine flavours with hints of green plum, citrus and rosewater following through. The wine is focused and balanced with a well-rounded, smooth mid-palate and integrated natural acidity. It ends clean and fresh with an attractive cherry finish and hints of exotic spices and cling peach. Great mouthfeel and complexity for a wine made in this style and a very versatile partner to everything from seafood to hot Thai dishes..to braais!
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland
Grapes: Cinsault 69%; Syrah 21%; Grenache Noir 10%
ABV: 12%
Optima Anthonij Rupert Wyne 2020
Regular price £25.95Silky, velvety, smooth and simultaneously plush. Ripe plums, hedgerow fruit, cocoa, cedar and spice, cigar box flavours makes for an enveloping mouthful. Complex, elegant and beautifully integrated, the oak is seamlessly balanced with the fruit. Lingering and harmonious with not a single element out of place.
Country: South Africa
Region: Franschhoek
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon (36%), Cabernet Franc (32%), Merlot (30%) and Petit Verdot (2%) grapes.
ABV: 14.5%
Piekenierskloof Cinsault 2021
Regular price £16.95An elegant and velvety wine with good colour and concentration for Cinsault. Red berries and cherries, savoury black olives and black spice. Well balanced with lively fine tannins and an elegant complexity on a long finish. Food Match: Reduced baby marrow tomato pasta with black olives to give it a Mediterranean twist. Also goes well with seafood, sushi, pizza, pasta and chicken dishes.
Country: South Africa
Region: Piekenierskloof, Swartland
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 100% Cinsault
Grapes are sourced from vineyards in the Piekenierskloof region from vineyards that were planted in 1976. These vineyards are all unirrigated bush vines and grow on sandy, loam soils. The vineyards are meticulously farmed and managed to yield below 5 tons per hectare and hand harvested second week of March.
Grapes are handpicked and cold soaked for 24 hours. Fermentation is initiated with selected yeast strains and is kept under 24°C. Malolactic fermentation is completed in tank, 50% of the wine is matured for 12 months, 2, 3 and 4th fill in 500L French oak barrels and the rest in a foudre.
Doran Incipio 2019
Regular price £19.95A unique version of a Cote-Rotie blending Shiraz and a small percentage of Chenin.
Floral, with crunchy, fresh red and black fruits on the nose with a rich, but elegant palate of cocoa, blackberries and sweet spice.
Country: South Africa
Region: Voor Paardeberg
Grapes: Shiraz and Chenin Blanc
ABV: 14%
Creation Pinot Noir 2020
Regular price £27.95A full bodied style of Pinot Noir this vintage. Deep ruby in colour. Intensely fragrant bouquet of red berry aromas, elegant vanilla and a touch of wood spice. These follow through on the full-bodied palate where soft, supple tannins contribute to the dense structure. Well balanced with a lingering aftertaste. Yummy!
Country: South Africa
Region: Hemel en Aarde
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 14%
Hermanuspietersfontein Kleinboet Red 2020
Regular price £21.95Kleinboet (‘little brother’) is a Cellar Door all time favourite. Bright red and purple fruit such as raspberries and blueberries on the nose, savoury notes of dried Provencal herbs too. A delicious, rich, bold, earthy, but fruity Bordeaux blend.
Country: South Africa
Region: Sondagskloof, Hemel en Aarde
Grapes: Bordeaux Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec
ABV: 12.5%
You might have heard of the quaint beach town of Hermanus, situated on South Africa’s
famous Whale Coast. Between 1855 and 1902, it was called Hermanuspietersfontein. In
1902, the local postmaster decided to shorten the name of the town to make addressing
letters to the locals easier.
150 years later, the wine farm Hermanuspietersfontein, or HPF for short, craft outstanding wines with a serious sense of place. Their grapes come from Sondagskloof (they produce 90% of WO Sondagskloof wine), which competes with Elgin and the Ceres Plateau for South Africa’s coolest wine growing region. This area is perfectly suited to Bordeaux varietals and, with the exception of Shiraz, is exclusively planted with them.
The Afrikaans wine names might look like a bit of a mouthful, but they are good fun;
Bloos (‘blush’), Kaalvoet Meisie (‘barefoot girl’), Kat Met Die Houtbeen (‘cat with the
wooden leg’), Posmeester (‘postmaster’), Kleinboet (‘little brother’) and Swartskaap
(‘black sheep’).
Journey's End ‘Destination’ Chardonnay 2020
Regular price £35.00Rich, citrus, lime and almond nose. The ripe and fleshy palate. Creamy mouthfeel with the lime acidity and a super-long finish
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13.5%
Heilan Coo Grenache Blanc 2022
Regular price £12.95Crisp peach, under-ripe pineapple, honeysuckle and a touch of tangerine, fresh and crisp white that doesn’t lack for intensity or length.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Grapes: Grenache Blanc
ABV: 13%
Diemersfontein Rose 2022
Regular price £13.95Fresh, clean and summery with a splash of strawberry and raspberry aromas on cloud of
candyfloss.
Country: South Africa
Region:
Grapes:
ABV: 13%
Doran Chenin Blanc 2022/3
Regular price £16.95Honey, ripe peach and citrus aromas and flavours with lovely long, fresh finish. A fantastic foody, versatile Chenin that can accompany many dishes.
Country: South Africa
Region: Voor Paardeberg
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Great with seafood, salads and creamy pasta dishes.
Neil Ellis Piekenierskloof Grenache 2016
Regular price £33.00Bright ruby colour. Vibrant red fruit with spicy peppery aromas which flows on to the palate. The palate has a lovely freshness, great length and fine grippy tannins. The wine is ever evolving in the glass.
Country: South Africa
Region: Piekenierskloof
Grapes: Grenache
ABV: 14%
This limited release wine demonstrate the distinctiveness of specific vineyard sites
and represents Neil Ellis's finest quality. The mountain vineyards of Piekenierskloof are
known to produce outstanding Grenache.
Waas Semillon - Skin Macerated 2023
Regular price £13.50Textured and delightfully sippable, this orange wine is incredibly accessible, immediately greeting your senses with aromas of ripe peach and apricot. Naturally fermented and macerated on the skins with twice-daily punch downs to increase flavour and texture, before being put through a basket press. Once pressed, this juice is left to settle in tank before being transferred to concrete eggs and flexcubes, then into bottle. This is all about marrying the technique of skin maceration with brilliant drinkability to give a South African wine that’s textured and delicious.
Country: South Africa
Region: WO Paarl
Grape: Semillon
ABV: 12,5
Style: Orange, Natural, Vegan
Springfield Estate Miss Lucy 2020
Regular price £18.95Created as an ode to the bounty of the sea, Miss Lucy can turn the many other delights safe to grace our tables into a celebration of the ocean.
Only a salty breeze and a sunny day can improve what is already a perfect match. This unique blend bursts with citrus pamplemousse (Paw Paw) flavours.
Country: South Africa
Region: Robertson
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Pinot Gris
Springfield Estate goes against the grain in order to make sure the drinking experience is perfect at the consumer end and sustainable at its end. The wines are all about the rocky, unforgiving terroir of Robertson, and stand head and shoulders above most producers for sheer quality.
Ataraxia Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Regular price £21.95A very elegant, clean and fresh style of Sauvignon from the cool climate Hemel-en-Aarde area. White stone fruit, citrus and lemon grass aromas. The palate is grassy and minerally with a long finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Hemel en Aarde
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Grilled asparagus with hollandaise sauce
Reyneke Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Regular price £19.9594 points Tim Atkin MW
5 Star Platter Winery
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 12.5%
Organic and Biodynamic
Vegan/Vegetarian