This opens with aromas of paprika, black pepper and red cherries. The palate is refined and tense, with focused, precise tannins. The tight, restrained fruit is gently lifted by subtle juiciness, adding balance and a touch of... Read More
For a fresh, unoaked style, this has beautiful aromas of redcurrants and blackcurrants plus a touch of summer flowers. Healthy tannins are unusually forthright for this category. Impressive structure and midpalate density before... Read More
Here's a Cabernet Franc from Paso Robles that retains varietal character while showing the region's inherent power. Aromas of oregano, thyme, purple flower, and black plum draw in the nose. The palate shows a slightly... Read More
The 2022 Cabernet Franc is high-toned, fresh, and mineral-driven, with supple tannin and unobtrusive oak. Medium-bodied, it's well put together and a screaming value for the modest price. This will age well given its natural... Read More
The nose makes you think that you must be on the right bank in Bordeaux, but who makes a wine this good there with so little oak? Nobody. Then comes the wonderfully velvety palate that’s generous, yet still only medium-bodied.... Read More
Aromas of cassis and ripe blackberries with sweet spices and grilled herbs. Some wet earth, too. Medium-bodied with polished tannins, crunchy acidity and hints of bitter spices and chocolate to close. Drink or hold.
A powerful yet slightly restrained wine with sweet spices on the nose and generous dark-fruit flavors on the palate. A full body and fine-grained tannins support black cherries, star anise, black licorice, iron and blackcurrants.... Read More
A noble, supremely saline rosé. Delicate texture. Made like a white wine to preserve salinity and structure
Practicing biodynamic
80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Grolleau
25+ year old vines
Shallow soils of grey schist and rhyolite... Read More
A lot of effort for seven rows' is how Stephanie Wiid describes this Cabernet Franc from the Oudeberg farm in the Polkadraai Hills, but the result was worth it. Racy, elegant and perfumed, it’s a tribute to the wines... Read More
