Accolades
TIM ATKIN MW 2023 SOUTH AFRICA SPECIAL REPORT [ 94/100 ]
“More restrained and refined, same north-facing dryland vines on clay-based silica quartz. Similar winemaking to siblings: wholeberry natural ferment in open tanks, 11 months in oak, but 26% new wood vs 33% in 2018, allowing perfumed red fruit to shine. So fresh, but still so youthfull, will develop into a classic beauty.”
PLATTER’S WINE GUIDE [ 4½ stars – 94/100 ]
“A lovely nose of violet, sliced strawberries, moss and grated nutmeg. Medium-bodied with silky texture and gentle, structured tannins. Subtle but well constructed with very good length and balance. Almost perfumed on the palate. A bit of citrus character to the acidity here. Sustainable. Drink or hold.”
JAMESSUCKLING.COM [ 93/100 ]
“Beautiful complexity with intricate notes of sloe berries, sun dried red cherries, wet grey slate and ripe pomegranate. The palate is spicy, sleek and linear, perhaps holding a bit back, but is already rich and bright with glassy cool, tight acids, a direct, taut texture and a long blue and black berry fruited finish with pithy, stony mineral tannins.”
GREG SHERWOOD MW [ 94/100 ]
“Transparent crimson. Quite sweet and bloody and less delicate than the main blend! A bit big and beefy for a Pinot. Still chewy and undeveloped. Drier finish.”
JANCIS ROBINSON MW [ 16.5++/20 ]
“Red fruit, dried herbs and fynbos on the nose. The palate is lean and fresh with fine yet grippy tannins. Wonderfully delicate and light – alcohol: 13.57%.”
CHRISTIAN EEDES [ 93/100 ]
“Rocky quartzite soils. Garrigue and herbal on the nose, then strawberry fruit with a savoury finish and prominent acidity. Lean in structure, with elegance and purity, but the very sharp acidity gives it a tartness on the finish.”
RICHARD HEMMING MW [ 16/20 ]
