South Africa

The nose has an immediate attack of lemongrass and grapefruit with notes of hay and fennel. The palate has a rich textural mouthfeel of lanolin and waxy lemons. Pithy, affermatively tart with bright acidity this would be a joyous accompaniment to oily fish or green curries.

Vin de Constance was one of the great wines of the early 19th Century enjoyed by Napoleon, Dickens and Jane Austen. 100% naturally sweet Muscat, peach, pear and tangerine.

A stunning Riesling from Elgin, with aromatic complexity, purity of fruit, and minerality in spades.

A complex wine that keeps you going back to my glass with a fusion of savoury and sage notes and supple raspberry and dark fruit.

Produced on the poor soils of the Schrepenberg Mountain in Stellenbosch, a wine that possesses great minerality and structure. Chenin Blanc, Sauvingon Blanc and Semillon aged on lees and oak. Excellent tension of tropical fruit and mineral core.

A harmoniuosly integrated blend with great length that combines the spiciness of the Syrah, the fresh fruits of the Petit Verdot and the juiciness from the Merlot. The beginning is fresh and fruity with good acidity, evolving into riper flavours and herbaceous notes, with elegant tannins and fine, bright acid in the finish.

From the Simonsberg district of Stellenbosch, a wonderful Pinotage Rose. Full of summer fruit flavours, it is crisp, fresh and delicious.

A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 16 months in oak, masses of elegant cassis fruit with plummy notes, fine oak and a rich smokiness. Refined and polished, drink as you would a Claret.

A fine example of a South African Merlot, ripe with fruit dominated flavours of cassis and plum compote this biodynamic full bodied wine is complemented by notes of dark chocolate.

A Bordeaux blend from the Banghoek Valley, this has an abundance of dark, curranty fruit and distinctive South African earthiness, with just a touch of balsamic on the finish.