Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Deep, intense purple colour on home-grown 2016, with classic crushed pepper notes on nose and palate overlying rich fruit. Complex leather and savoury spice add to luscious texture & body.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2019, 4.5* (94/100)

‘Single vineyard at average elevation of 393 m (370–420 m range). 10% whole bunches. Open-top fermentation with punchdowns. 10–15 days on skins. MLF in barrel. Blonde toast on the barrels for minimal flavour addition, with thin staves to avoid reduction. White pepper, damson and blackberry, and some almond from the oak. Firm to high, sandy tannins, with coal smoke and blueberry. The firmest and most structured of the range, with flinty mineral notes and a long, spicy finish.’ - Tim Jackson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17++/20 (Dec 2019)

‘393 all comes from De Trafford's own isolated vineyards on decomposed granite soils at the top of the Blaauwklippen Road. Picked early to retain acidity in a hot year, this is another surefooted red from this impressive producer, showing stony grip, red berry flavours, scented oak and a spine of tannin. 2021-28.’ - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2019, 93/100