To describe the red blend under the Sijnn label from vineyards situated between Malgas and Cape Infanta as “exotic” is something of an understatement. The current-release 2009, for instance, is a blend of 46% Shiraz, 29% Mourvèdre, 13% Touriga … [Read more...]
Sijnn 2008
January 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sijnn is the original Khoisan word for the Breede River. How precisely to pronounce it is moot, but co-owner David Trafford is happy if you say it like you would the more famous Seine that runs through Paris. It’s the name of Trafford’s vineyard … [Read more...]
De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon vertical
September 15, 2011 by 3 Comments
Yesterday a tasting of the 1993, 1996 and 2000 through 2009 vintages of De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery is situated on Mont Fleur farm up against the slopes of the Helderberg mountains between Stellenbosch and Somerset West and though … [Read more...]
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