The Winemaker: Jasper Raats
Jasper has established himself as one of the gifted winemakers in South Africa and first gained prominence for wines he created in New Zealand. In 2003, he began working as viticulturist and winemaker at New Zealand’s Clos Henri within the Marlborough area, growing a brand new winery and making wine for world-renowned Sancerre growers, Domaine Henri Bourgeois. His worldwide expertise consists of working in Burgundy, Pouilly Fume, Sancerre and in Napa and Sonoma.
The Wines
The Emily Rose
Shelf value £12.65
pre-shipment £10.65
A recent wine with a beautiful hue, bursting with aromas of ripe guava, pineapple, kiwi, inexperienced apple and a touch of strawberry, ending with a well-balanced acidity and a lingering end.
Chenin Blanc 2019
Shelf value £17.50
pre-shipment £14.50
This naturally fermented Chenin boasts mineral like notes, hints of peach, pineapple and stone white fruit, with an understated trace of oak. On the palate a mild minerality is accompanied by a well-balanced acidity.
Chardonnay 2018
Shelf value £18.50
pre-shipment £15.50
Distinct notes of minerality, mixed fantastically with citrus and lime aromas on the nostril are complemented by shortbread and dessert peaches on the palate, ending in a refreshing, lingering and completely balanced end.
Clos du Ciel Chardonnay 2016
Shelf value £52.50
pre-shipment £40.00
Citronella and lemongrass aromatics envelop extra refined main fruit that embrace peach pores and skin and naartjie peel. Then additionally hints of vanilla, baked apple, marzipan and honey. Bone dry, savoury end.
Ou Steen, Chenin Blanc 2017
Shelf value £42.50
pre-shipment £35.00
A toasty marmalade, trace of orange blossom, pineapple, lime and honey nougat character on the nostril provides solution to a recent acidity on the mid palate, ending in a protracted lingering end, with orange peel, grapefruit and cherry vanilla.
Merlot 2018
Shelf value £18.50
pre-shipment £15.50
This classic delivered a medium bodied wine with a savoury nostril and slight cedar characters. Ripe, but mushy tannins complement the aromas of plump, darkish, pink fruit and ripe strawberries with a touch of darkish chocolate, cocoa inexperienced herbs and moist stones on the nostril. Effectively built-in vanilla oak and sufficient spine to age additional within the bottle.
Pinotage 2018
Shelf value £18.50
pre-shipment £15.50
A chic, nicely rounded wine with mushy juicy tannins. The nostril gives candy spices, cassis and ripe berries, sugared orange peel, rooibos and a smoky charcuterie character, which follows via onto the palate, with a savoury lingering aftertaste.
Driefontein Syrah 2017
Shelf value £19.95
pre-shipment £15.65
On the nostril the wine exhibits cinnamon, black cherries, elegant spice and charcuterie. Effectively-rounded tannins make for a wine which is accessible now, however with sufficient construction and steadiness to age and reward nicely in years to come back. Critical, smoky, meaty and compact
Cuvee Rika Pinot Noir 2018
Shelf value £25.95
pre-shipment £20.95
Elegant, charming, floral and light-weight in fashion, with an abundance of ripe pink berries, juicy strawberries and refined spices on the nostril which comply with via on the palate the place it marries completely with a savoury meatiness.
Die Plek, Cinsault 2018
Shelf value £25.95
pre-shipment £20.95
Frivolously tinted and medium bodied, this wine greets you on the nostril with fragrant floral notes which comply with via onto the palate with ripe strawberries, cherries, candy spices and mushy tannins on the mid palate.
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