Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Light perfume, with red & darker fruit & ferrous savouriness on bright, vital 2017. Shiraz (59%), cinsaut, grenache, tinta. Foot-trodden whole bunches for light extraction. Lengthy period on skins accentuates elegant, notably dry tannins. Complex & satisfying. ' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2020, 4.5* (93/100)

'The 2017 Family REd is a blend of Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache and Tinta Barocca, all co-fermented for 12 months in old foudres. Star-anis-tinged brambly red fruit, leather and light dried blood aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine-grained tannins, well judged acidity and just the right amount of salinity on the finish to encourage another sip. It develops a discreet herbal edge with time, manifesting more complexity and refinement. Lovely.' - Neal Martin, Vinous, 92/100 (Oct 2019)

'The Shiraz that makes up the bulk of this wine is bought in, but the remaining 41% of Cinsault, Grenache and Tinta Barocca is all from the farm. Showing the concentration of low yields in a drought year, this old wood-aged cuvée is still light on its feet, marrying red and black fruit flavours, some Mediterranean herbs and savoury tannins. 2021-28' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 94/100