Below are my dozen most memorable wines of 2012. Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc 2011 Price: R150 This is a label which has been around for a while but under the careful stewardship of winemaker Sebastian Beaumont just seems to get more … [Read more...]
Ernie Els 2003
May 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After the disappointment of Capaia 2003 (see previous post), I wanted to prove that wines made to have greater weight and substance can succeed, the trick as always being if the winemaker achieves balance, too. Whatever else you might say about … [Read more...]
CE’s top 12 wines of 2011
December 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
Below are my dozen best wines for 2011. To appear on the list, they had to be from South Africa and in general circulation. Where I encountered them blind, I scored them well enough but they appear here in that they provided me with great drinking … [Read more...]
Ernie Els Proprietor’s Blend 2009
October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When golfer Ernie Els established a winery in Stellenbosch back in 1999, there was initially just one Bordeaux-style red blend made in a modern, full-bodied style and carrying an ultra-premium price tag but the range has grown bigger and bigger over … [Read more...]
Guardian Peak Desert Lion 2004
February 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Guardian Peak Desert Lion 2004 is something of a collector’s item, though I didn’t realize it at the time of drinking. Served at lunch on Saturday, it came emblazoned with a sticker announcing success at the 2006 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show but … [Read more...]
Haskell IV 2007
May 15, 2010 by 1 Comment
“It takes 20 years to become an overnight sensation,” says Grant Dodd, general manager of Haskell Vineyards. In which case the Stellenbosch property owned by Preston Haskell, an American businessman based in Moscow is tracking well. The … [Read more...]
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