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…

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…

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 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%)…

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 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…

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,…

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…

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…