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Graham Beck Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape RSA |
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Where it's from:
South Africa, Western Cape
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£95.88
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12 x 75 cl |
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Soft & Supple Reds |
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This wine has a rich spicy shiraz nose with layers of berry flavours and supple Cabernet Sauvignon fruit and soft tannins on the palate. (12 x 75 cl)
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South Africa, Western Cape |
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Graham Beck |
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200356 |
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Graham Beck Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek & Robertson RSA
Description: The wine has a rich intense colour. On nose there is a rich plummy character with hints of exotic spice. Good underlying berry tones from the Cabernet. On the palate there are violets and attractive mocha and chocolate flavours, with a good integration be (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £89.78
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Boschendal 1685 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek RSA
Description: This delightfully unassuming and affordable wine shows superb varietal character: youthful, ruby-coloured and packed with up-front, black-cherry fruit and berry aromas. This is an easy-drinking wine and will complement most foods.
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Boschendal LE PAVILLON Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek RSA
Description: This delightfully unassuming and affordable wine shows superb varietal character; youthful, ruby-coloured and is packed with up-front, black-cherry fruit and berry aromas. This is an easy-drinking wine and will complement most foods.
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Boschendal 1685 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon RSA
Description: The dark, minty, cedar spice nose is followed by a big, rich, black fruited almost herby flavour on the palate, the finish is savoury and quite structured. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £95.88
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Vergelegen RESERVE SELECTION Cabernet Sauvignon Helderburg RSA
Description: The first vines to grace Vergelegen's soil were planted in 1700 by Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Some of the varietals planted were Blue Muscadel, Steendruif , White Muscadel and Frontinjac. Today the vineyards at Vergelegen range in altitude from 140 metres above sea level to 310 metres with slopes facing North to North-West and South to South- East. Temperatures are monitored at three automatic and six manually read stations indicate a two degree Celsius difference between the lower, north to north-west facing slopes and the higher plateau and south facing slopes. The climate is mild due to the proximity of False Bay and generally falls within the lower Region 111 by Degree-Days classification. While twenty-one soil types have been identified on Vergelegen and these generally have a very high clay content. Vines have been planted on Clovelly, Glenrosa and Pinedene with cultivars and rootstock selected to best match each soil type, and all the vines are trained vertically onto hedge trellis. The current plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Cabernet Franc , Shiraz , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon and Chardonnay . Dark, almost opaque with no sign of browning. The nose is complex, showing black currants, spice, ripe plums and attractive wood flavours. The wine is full with firm, ripe tannins leading to a lingering aftertaste. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £176.13
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Cape Bay Winery ADMIRALTY HOUSE Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Stellenbosch RSA
Description: The earthiness and dark cherry of this wine is complemented by the lively plum fruit underlined with the cloves and herbaceousness. Finishing with velvety tannins and a cigar box smokiness with a hint of spiciness from maturation in French and American Oak barriques. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £101.15
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Boschendal Winery LANOY Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Shiraz Franschhoek RSA
Description: Another cracking vintage of this wine. Crunchy berry-fruit and pepper pot on the nose lead on to a velvety mouthfeel.
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Zandvliet Estate ENON QUE SERA Shiraz Robertson RSA
Description: Zandvliet was proclaimed as a 5000 hectare farm in 1838, along with the rest of the Robertson district at that time, being granted to a Van Zyl and a Balthazar Kloppers. Jacobus Stephanus de Wet bought the property in 1867. Upon his death, the farm was subdivided into Zandvliet, Prospect and Excelsior, with Paul de Wet buying what is now the family farm. Today, over 130 years later, the fourth generation, Paul and Dan, are the proud custodians of this magnificent family heritage, Zandvliet. In its long history as a De Wet family legacy, although always a wine farm, Zandvliet in turn became well-known as an ostrich farm, famous as a racehorse-breeding stud, and now respected as a wine estate specialising in the growing and making of fine Shiraz wines. Zandvliet Wine Estate is found in the scenic Robertson Valley, not far from Ashton. The vineyards straddle the Cogmans River, with the great Langeberg Mountains throwing a giant arm around it from the north and disappearing to the south-east. Here the vineyards benefit from a small range of low limestone hills with its highly prized kalkveld terroir. Grown mostly on the gravel and clay limestone slopes, the red varieties comprise Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, while Chardonnay, Colombard, Sauvignon and Chenin make up the whites. Currently there is an equal split between red and white plantings. Being in a semi-arid region, Zandvliet's vineyards rely on summer-long watering. Working in conjunction with world-renowned viticulturist, Dr Phillip Freese from Sonoma, California, the vineyard director Dan de Wet is able to regulate the growth of the vine to produce the finest possible fruit by scientifically withholding and supplying water to the vine during its growth period. This 100% Shiraz is a dark, ruby red colour with red fruit and cherry aromas that are well integrated with hints of oak. This complex shiraz is a smooth wine with spicy flavours as well as red fruits and liquorice culminating in a long enjoyable finish. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £77.73
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Vergelegen PREMIUM SELECTION Sauvignon Blanc Helderburg RSA
Description: The first vines to grace Vergelegen's soil were planted in 1700 by Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Some of the varietals planted were Blue Muscadel, Steendruif , White Muscadel and Frontinjac. Today the vineyards at Vergelegen range in altitude from 140 metres above sea level to 310 metres with slopes facing North to North-West and South to South- East. Temperatures are monitored at three automatic and six manually read stations indicate a two degree Celsius difference between the lower, north to north-west facing slopes and the higher plateau and south facing slopes. The climate is mild due to the proximity of False Bay and generally falls within the lower Region 111 by Degree-Days classification. While twenty-one soil types have been identified on Vergelegen and these generally have a very high clay content. Vines have been planted on Clovelly, Glenrosa and Pinedene with cultivars and rootstock selected to best match each soil type, and all the vines are trained vertically onto hedge trellis. The current plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Cabernet Franc , Shiraz , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon and Chardonnay . Pale green coloured Sauvignon Blanc with a nose that jumps out of the glass (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £116.64
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Horse Mountain Shiraz Voor-Paardeberg Paarl RSA
Description: Horse Mountain Wines embody a new spirit of adventure in winemaking in the Cape with a fresh, entrepreneurial approach, unfettered by conventional tradition but rooted in the tried and tested philosophy that fine wine is made in the vineyard. These wines come from a former dairy farm on the slopes of the Paardeberg mountain between Paarl and Wellington. The 217ha property was acquired in 1997 after its potential as a suitable terroir for quality wine production had been identified. Since then, energetic owner Craig Lardner, a former property developer with a new-found passion for winemaking, and innovative consultant viticulturist Paul Wallace, have systematically selected nearly 50ha of the 150ha of viticulturally viable ground for painstaking preparation and careful cultivation to five grape varieties. The grapes grown include Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz that flourish on the high-lying, high-potential Vilefontes soils. While the Merlot and Pinotage have settled in the lower-lying, rich red Swartland/Glenrosa soils and Cabernet Franc does well in the similarly low-altitude Estcourt soils. Such significant variations in soil comnbined with an exceptional climate compared with conditions in the surrounding Paarl wine growing district, earned this new viticultural pocket its own 'ward' status in 2003. Horse Mountain wines thus proudly bear the designation Wine of Origin Voor-Paardeberg on their labels. The fruit came from single block of four-year-old vines planted in rich red, well-drained Vilefontes soil types on south east slopes of Far Horizons Wine Estate in Voor Paardeberg, Paarl about 50km north of Cape Town. The 12 hectares are trellised on the progressive Australian VSP trellising system resulting in the intense fruit being grown on the vine. Made for Horse Mountain Wines by winemaker Charles Stassen, the wine underwent ageing in new French and American oak barrels for 9 months. Full of fruit, this is a big styled shiraz reflecting the intense fruit from the Voor Paardeberg ward within Paarl. A deep, complex, intriguing wine already approachable but with French and 20% American oak ageing will also show wonderfully in years to come. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £63.08
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Vergelegen RESERVE SELECTION Shiraz Helderburg RSA
Description: The first vines to grace Vergelegen's soil were planted in 1700 by Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Some of the varietals planted were Blue Muscadel, Steendruif , White Muscadel and Frontinjac. Today the vineyards at Vergelegen range in altitude from 140 metres above sea level to 310 metres with slopes facing North to North-West and South to South- East. Temperatures are monitored at three automatic and six manually read stations indicate a two degree Celsius difference between the lower, north to north-west facing slopes and the higher plateau and south facing slopes. The climate is mild due to the proximity of False Bay and generally falls within the lower Region 111 by Degree-Days classification. While twenty-one soil types have been identified on Vergelegen and these generally have a very high clay content. Vines have been planted on Clovelly, Glenrosa and Pinedene with cultivars and rootstock selected to best match each soil type, and all the vines are trained vertically onto hedge trellis. The current plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Cabernet Franc , Shiraz , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon and Chardonnay . Dark ruby coloured wine with violets, spice, chocolate, black and red berry fruit on the nose. Elegant on the palate, the tannins are ripe and soft and the wine has a long clean aftertaste. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £162.88
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Hazendal Estate Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc RSA
Description: Spectacularly positioned in the winelands between Stellenbosch and Kuils river, Hazendal Estate has a history dating back over three hundred years. The original farm was given to Christoffel Haasenwinkel, a German settler, in 1699 and it was the subsequent owner Joost van As, who in 1764, built the manor house which now stands on the site. In 1831 it was bought by Izaak Bosman whose family owned it until 1994 when it was purchased by the current owner Dr Mark Voloshin. Under Dr Voloshin's ownership there has been considerable investment in both the natural and human resources of the estate. An all woman team runs Hazendal Estate: General Manager Corinne Mans oversees the whole operation and she is supported by Ronell Wiid in the cellar, who last year won the prestigious Diners Club Winemaker of the Year award for the Shiraz/Cabernet 1999. Fresh, attractive, passion fruit style, drinking perfectly now until mid-2001. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £97.82
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Horse Mountain QUAGGA RIDGE Rose Voor-Paardeberg Paarl RSA
Description: Horse Mountain Wines embody a new spirit of adventure in winemaking in the Cape with a fresh, entrepreneurial approach, unfettered by conventional tradition but rooted in the tried and tested philosophy that fine wine is made in the vineyard. These wines come from a former dairy farm on the slopes of the Paardeberg mountain between Paarl and Wellington. The 217ha property was acquired in 1997 after its potential as a suitable terroir for quality wine production had been identified. Since then, energetic owner Craig Lardner, a former property developer with a new-found passion for winemaking, and innovative consultant viticulturist Paul Wallace, have systematically selected nearly 50ha of the 150ha of viticulturally viable ground for painstaking preparation and careful cultivation to five grape varieties. The grapes grown include Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz that flourish on the high-lying, high-potential Vilefontes soils. While the Merlot and Pinotage have settled in the lower-lying, rich red Swartland/Glenrosa soils and Cabernet Franc does well in the similarly low-altitude Estcourt soils. Such significant variations in soil comnbined with an exceptional climate compared with conditions in the surrounding Paarl wine growing district, earned this new viticultural pocket its own 'ward' status in 2003. Horse Mountain wines thus proudly bear the designation Wine of Origin Voor-Paardeberg on their labels. This wine has a sexy partridge-eye pink colour produced from a gentle pressing of fine red grape varieties. The wine has a delicate dryness with a flutter of ripe berry undertones and is made in a true rose' style from Merlot and Pinotage. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £74.69
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Mont du Toit MONT du TOIT Wellington Paarl RSA
Description: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 11% Cab Franc & 10% Shiraz. 23 months maturation in small oak barrels. Structured but ripe. Rich black plum in colour. It has a rich enticing nose, with hints of cassis, cherries, coffee and leather. Leading Johannesburg lawyer Stephan du Toit was understandably seduced by this delightful farm, nestling in the Hawequas foothills near Wellington. He was determined to produce top quality wine here. The Mont du Toit philosophy focuses on impeccable ingredients with severe pruning, green harvesting and rigorous selection. Winemaking is overseen on a daily basis by Pieter-Neil Rossouw, joined intermittently by German consultant Bernd Philippi and Stephan du Toit himself. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £99.38
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Vergelegen RESERVE SELECTION Merlot Helderburg RSA
Description: The first vines to grace Vergelegen's soil were planted in 1700 by Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Some of the varietals planted were Blue Muscadel, Steendruif , White Muscadel and Frontinjac. Today the vineyards at Vergelegen range in altitude from 140 metres above sea level to 310 metres with slopes facing North to North-West and South to South- East. Temperatures are monitored at three automatic and six manually read stations indicate a two degree Celsius difference between the lower, north to north-west facing slopes and the higher plateau and south facing slopes. The climate is mild due to the proximity of False Bay and generally falls within the lower Region 111 by Degree-Days classification. While twenty-one soil types have been identified on Vergelegen and these generally have a very high clay content. Vines have been planted on Clovelly, Glenrosa and Pinedene with cultivars and rootstock selected to best match each soil type, and all the vines are trained vertically onto hedge trellis. The current plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Cabernet Franc , Shiraz , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon and Chardonnay . Ripe plum with ruby rim with a nose showing ripe fruit flavours, spice and a touch of chocolate. The ripeness of the fruit is balanced by a fresh fruit acid and soft wood/fruit tannins. The aftertaste is long and lasting. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £162.88
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Mont du Toit HAWEQUAS Wellington Paarl RSA
Description: A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc,Merlot and Shiraz. 11.5 months in small oak barrels. An easy drinking, Cabernet dominated blend which shows concentrated, plump, ripe fruit layered with spice and gently toasted oak. Leading Johannesburg lawyer Stephan du Toit was understandably seduced by this delightful farm, nestling in the Hawequas foothills near Wellington. He was determined to produce top quality wine here. The Mont du Toit philosophy focuses on impeccable ingredients with severe pruning, green harvesting and rigorous selection. Winemaking is overseen on a daily basis by Pieter-Neil Rossouw, joined intermittently by German consultant Bernd Philippi and Stephan du Toit himself. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £125.88
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