4 Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide 19 (88 pts) out of the blocks with verve, delightful red apple juiciness & tangy acidity. Just as irresistible as Super Premium siblings. Also from…

4 Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Older vines deliver concentrated fruit with a mineral palate, appetizing raciness on 20 (88 pts). Natural ferment, just 16% in older oak, 5 months on…

90 pts Tim Atkin MW 2022 Always in the run off for the title of best value Chenin Blanc in South Africa, this is a large volume release that always delivers in the glass, with lots of old vine…

4 Stars 2023 Platter's South African Wine Guide Smooth triptych of shiraz (56%) & near equal cab & merlot. Xmas cake appeal of 21 (86 pts) improves on 20 but retains three soils & regions. Harmonious…

4 ½ Stars 2019 Platter's South African Wine Guide 15 (93 pts) cab-lead Bordeaux-style blend reflects excellence of vintage, there's power, solid infrastructure & layers of spice & cedar-scented ripe…

4 ½ Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Familiar ripe pickled lime, oatmeal undertones on approachable 18 (91 pts). Lots of juicy flavours, keen acidity, weighted by clean, creamy lees,…

4 ½ Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Graceful Bordeaux blend, majority cab in 17 (94 pts) giving depth & menthol lift; plumy merlot (25%) adds chocolate & plushness, cab franc (also 25%)…

5 Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Consistently stellar wild-fermented chenin, 18 (96 pts) stylish as ever, chalking up Bottelary Hills bushvines' 54th birthday with 6th maximum rating…

5 Stars 2021 Platter's South African Wine Guide Weighty, concentrated & complex wild-fermented chenin; 19 (97 pts) gets 7th maximum rating in this guide, 5th in succession. Bottelary Hills bushvines,…

94 pts Tim Atkin Mw 2018 Combining mostly stainless steel-fermented Chenin with 20% oaked material, this single block white has a hint of botrytis-derived sweetness, tropical fruit flavours and a…