Winemaker: Dewaldt Heyns. This Shiraz-based wine, with 11% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre and 1% Viognier, is ripe, rich, concentrated and slightly warm, but it's big and bold all the way around, so it all somehow makes sense and forms a complete package. A strong top note of orange oil and peels ride atop the plush blackberry, cherry and plum core, alongside pronounced notes of sweet oak, vanilla pod and warm raspberry preserves. The palate is slick and full in feel, with a round, plush texture on the palate that is then supported by firm, spicy tannins and a pronounced acidic lift on the close. Concentrated, fruity and spicy, this ticks all the marks for a wine destined to age and mature well over through 2030 and likely well beyond.
Winemaker: Dewaldt Heyns. This Shiraz-based wine, with 11% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre and 1% Viognier, is ripe, rich, concentrated and slightly warm, but it's big and bold all the way around, so it all somehow makes sense and forms a complete package. A strong top note of orange oil and peels ride atop the plush blackberry, cherry and plum core, alongside pronounced notes of sweet oak, vanilla pod and warm raspberry preserves. The palate is slick and full in feel, with a round, plush texture on the palate that is then supported by firm, spicy tannins and a pronounced acidic lift on the close. Concentrated, fruity and spicy, this ticks all the marks for a wine destined to age and mature well over through 2030 and likely well beyond.
Winemaker: Dewaldt Heyns. This Shiraz-based wine, with 11% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre and 1% Viognier, is ripe, rich, concentrated and slightly warm, but it's big and bold all the way around, so it all somehow makes sense and forms a complete package. A strong top note of orange oil and peels ride atop the plush blackberry, cherry and plum core, alongside pronounced notes of sweet oak, vanilla pod and warm raspberry preserves. The palate is slick and full in feel, with a round, plush texture on the palate that is then supported by firm, spicy tannins and a pronounced acidic lift on the close. Concentrated, fruity and spicy, this ticks all the marks for a wine destined to age and mature well over through 2030 and likely well beyond.