Provenance

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Critics Ratings

‘If ever a South African wine tasted of specific place it is Porseleinberg, the Cape’s answer to Cornas in terms of its dense, compact structure, but with a personality that is all its own: wild, savoury and unruly with tannins that can be demanding in their youth. Fermented with 100% whole bunches and aged in a combination of concrete eggs and foudres, it’s ripe, but not overly so, with notes of garrigue and tangerine and a stony, compact finish. 2022-35.’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 96/100

‘Sophisticated and cerebral Syrah from a special Swartland site. 2016’s piercing spice perfumes, toned fruit and same fine musculature as 2015 (4.5 stars, 93 pts) promise a decade+ of sheer drinking pleasure. Hands-off, whole-bunch natural vinification; year large old oak, 30% concrete ‘egg’.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2019, 5* (95 pts)

‘Ripe and inviting, with warm plum sauce and raspberry pâte de fruit notes wrapped in red licorice and roasted vanilla details. A sanguine streak contrasts with the fruit and enlivens the finish. Youthfully compact, but this displays serious latent length. Syrah. Best from 2020 through 2029. 1,000 cases made.’ - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 93/100 (Jun 2019)