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...]
Cederberg Five Generations Chenin Blanc 2007 vs. De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2007
September 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday lunch hosted by Singita Game Reserves at fellow Relais & Chateaux member Ellerman House in Bantry Bay. The object of the exercise? To showcase the Singita wine cellar, arguably the best stock of modern-era South African wine … [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...]
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1988
June 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
Last night a meeting of our social tasting group, the theme of the evening sweet wines. We tasted blind and here’s how I scored the wines using the 20-point system. 1.= Cape Point Vineyards Semillon Noble Late Harvest 2000 18/20 1.= Klein … [Read more...]
Bouchard Finlayson Hannibal 2008
May 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
To start the evening two examples of Chenin Blanc, De Trafford 2008 side by side with Post House 2008. I’d hoped that the wines would be rich and substantial and capable of providing some succour against the chill of winter which seems to have … [Read more...]
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