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Critics Ratings

Newcomer Winery of the Year - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2019

‘Inky colour already cues you in on what’s to come; 2015 is deep and rich, plums and cassis, tobacco and savoury spice from 22 months French oak, 85% new, this is a big personality. Textured body, as befits the fruit, the tannins giving a good foundation, definition and a future.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2019, 5* (95/100)

'Deep, inky crimson. Initially there’s some alcohol on the nose but behind that is fragrant and classic South African Cabernet – fully ripe but with an inviting leafy side to the black fruit. The oak spice shows a little more on the palate than on the nose but the fruit is nevertheless intense and pure, with a nice rocky/dusty aspect to the aroma. Still remarkably primary given the time in bottle but the tannins are smoothing out even though they are still pretty powerful and compact. I couldn’t drink more than a glass of this at the moment – although perhaps it would be different with a chunk of steak – because of the concentration and the alcohol but it’s in balance, with just enough freshness, and set for a long future, when it may be a little more digestible.' - Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5++/20 (Jun 2019)

'Big, bold and at the riper end of the spectrum, especially for cooler Firgrove, this is rich, inky and sumptuously oaked. Bramble, blackcurrant and fruitcake flavours are supported by lashings of new oak and plush, caressing tannins. The wine is evolving comparatively rapidly. 2020-24.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 91/100