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Producer

Critics Ratings

2010:
‘2010 exudes pinotage’s spicy tobacco & mulberry appeal, silkier texture in warmer year, but with fine structure & length. Youthful & cellarable wine from Jonkershoek.’ – Platter’s SA Wine Guide, 4* (2013)

2012:
‘Ripe, pure-fruited 2012 ex Jonkershoek shows friendly plushness now, but there’s a good future ahead. Tannins a little austere, almost at odds with the sweet fruit (but bone-dry).’ - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2015, 4*

2015:
'Adds origin to name since last-tasted 2012 (4 stars, 87 pts) ex Jonkershoek; 2015 full-bodied yet elegant with restrained fruit, lively tannins boding well. 16 months larger oak, 50% new.' - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2015, 5* (95/100)

'Located close to the farm from which Chris Alheit gets his Radio Lazarus Chenin Blanc, this Bottelary red is made from 25-year-old vines. Aged in older wood, it’s floral and intense with bramble and raspberry fruit and fine-boned tannins. 2018-23' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 93/100

'The nose is particularly enticing with notes of cherries, plums, fynbos, earth and spice. The palate is relatively medium bodied and well structured – fruit which is pure and sweet in the best sense, lovely fresh acidity and fine tannins. Possessing real depth of flavour and a finish that’s long and savoury, it’s one of the best judged expressions of the variety currently out there.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 95/100 (Jan 2018)