Coastal Passage

Rustenberg

Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2020

Absolute delight. Fruit and lemon balanced by tannins. Silky. — 5 months ago

Ken Forrester

Reserve Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2021

Plum and fresh apricot, dry with a bit of chalkiness. Wonderfully refreshing! Does need time to open up though. — 7 months ago

Natasha Bray
with Natasha

Sadie Family

Treinspoor Swartland Tinta Barocca 2022

Interesting wine. Very sweet almost jammy sensation at first, reminding me of a Zinfandel, but it it set my palate to the point that it became more balanced with darker dryer undernotes. It was very balanced and focused. Good acidity and fine integrated tannins, so we kept drinking it and we’re actually sad when it was all gone. — 9 months ago

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Skip, Edo and 1 other liked this

Beaulieu Vineyard

Coastal Estates California Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Great wine for a good cause.. Nice blackberry after notes. — 4 years ago

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Kanonkop Estate

Kadette Cape Blend 2017

Beautiful. Balanced. — 6 years ago

Cheryl thomson
with Cheryl

Mullineux Family Wines

Swartland Syrah 2013

Generous fruit, plums, blackberries and vanilla. With savory spice notes and a well masked but helpful acidity. This wine is like candy but not in a boring way. — 8 years ago

The Grape Grinder

Paarl Pinotage 2013

Agree with others that it is a great BBQ wine. On its own though, a few of us found it too sweet for our liking. — 9 years ago

Sadie Family

T'Voetpad White Blend 2011

M B
9.5

Swartland!! — 12 years ago

Kanonkop Estate

Simonsberg Stellenbosch Pinotage 2010

Kanonkop knows Pinotage and they are experts at creating a Pinotage that can age for 20-30 years. You wouldn’t necessarily expect that for a grape that is a a crossing between a Pinot Noir and a Hermitage (an old name for Cinsault). This one was 13 years old and we still had to tame it down when it came out of the bottle. After about an hour of decanting the oak flavors of rich cigar and leather had well integrated with the earthy dark red, almost jammy, fruit. A full bodied, complex wine with lingering finish was created that disappeared way too fast. Follow us on www.spokenwines.com with an upcoming story about a winery that uses the Pinotage grape to make very unique rose that is out of this world. — 5 months ago

John MacArthurTammy de Weerd
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Peter van den Besselaar

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Fine description 👌

Boekenhoutskloof

Sémillon 2019

She wasn’t bad! — 5 months ago

Sadie Family

Soldaat Grenache 2020

Diana loved, a compromise between big reds for Sean and Pinots for Diana, at San ysidro — 7 months ago

Kanonkop Estate

Paul Sauer Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1991

A remarkable wine. Still some tannins and acidity, and great red color. — 9 months ago

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De Toren

Z Merlot Blend 2014

Splendido! — 5 years ago

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Diemersfontein

Wellington Pinotage 2014

Raul and I enjoyed a lot — 6 years ago

Thelema Mountain Vineyards

Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Хорошо сбалансированное вино. Сложное и элегантное. Черная смородина, вишневые листья, кофе. Чувствуется приятная сладость. Вино насыщенное, послевкусие продолжительное. Хорошо декантировать - 2008 г. — 7 years ago

Oleg, Tania and 1 other liked this

A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines

Secateurs Red Rhône Blend 2014

J B
9.2

Best white we have had in a long — 8 years ago

Viñedo de los Vientos

Alcyone Atlàntida Tannat

Unique dessert wine. Nose of vanilla, taste of chocolate. — 9 years ago

Rust en Vrede

Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Oak and vanilla with black cherry aromas. More comes body with vanilla. Very good taste and finish. 16 mo French oak. — 11 years ago

Ken Forrester

The FMC Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2021

Pale gold color.
Aromas of vegetal, citrus.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, toasted brioche, nuts, mineral finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5
— 6 months ago

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Matetic Vineyards

EQ Coastal Sauvignon Blanc 2019

On a hot almost-summer night this wine hits the spot! ☀️

It’s a Sauvignon Blanc from the Valle de Casablanca D.O. in Chile 🇨🇱 where the vines from which it hails receive cooling influences from the Pacific Ocean breezes, lending balance and preserving acidity. 🌊

It’s no wonder this wine is labeled EQ as in Equilibrio (the Spanish word for balance), because it offers a wonderful balance of ripe tropical fruit aromas and flavors with vibrant acidity and notable minerality. 🍍 🥭

The aromas and flavors are fresh, albeit ripe, generally tropical with passion fruit, guava, mango, underripe pineapple, also green apple, gooseberry, freshly cut grass, and wet slate.

It’s a perfect patio pairing and fun to explore the beauty of new world Sauvignon Blanc from this region.

It’s also a great value at $12.99. 👏👏👏👏👏

Matetic Vineyards, E.Q., Coastal Sauvignon Blanc, D.O. Valle de Casablanca, Viñedo Valle Hermoso, Chile. Vintage 2019. ABV 13.5%.

Cheers !!
— 3 years ago

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Vanessa

Vanessa

@Ron R Agreed this is a delish wine and amazing value. 8.9 is a very good score in my book! Cheers !!!
Ron R

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@Vanessa, your scoring is as tight as a duck’s ass, and that’s watertight!
Vanessa

Vanessa

@Ron R 😂 Wow, never thought of it that way 🦆

Takuan von Arnim

Haute Cabrière Franschhoek Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2016

Beautiful crisp honey melon with a bit of lemon peel bite — 6 years ago

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Buitenverwachting

Bayten Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Superb Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp and clean with a subtle grapefruit finish. Just delicious and a bargain at about $11 a bottle. — 7 years ago

Stephen Madarasz

Stephen Madarasz

Enjoyed again and enjoyed it.

Sadie Family

Pofadder Swartland Cinsault 2012

Kat Thomas
9.3

Can't describe yet...let me finish the bottle first! (Teehee) — 9 years ago

Sadie Family

Die Ouwingerdreeks Skerpioen Chenin Blanc Palomino 2013

Nathan Kandler
9.5

Very, very top RSA Chenin — 9 years ago

Marshal White
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Structure, intrigue, delicious.
9.4