Star Of Africa

Kelley Fox Wines

Maresh Vineyard Star-of-Bethlehem Flower Block Pinot Noir 2018

Seemed an appropriate Christmas wine. Can’t rave enough about Kf wines. QPR is a little whack but it delivers. Way too young to open but ran it through the Venturi a few times and it showed really pretty red fruit, elegant wine. Hold for several years before trying again. — 4 years ago

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Senator Tommelier

Senator Tommelier

Love the story behind this one. We’ll try to get on their list

Remhoogte

Honeybunch Reserve Chenin Blanc 2018

Strong flavors of honey, medicinal herbs like the smell from a ricola. Very nice and interesting, but still pretty light — 6 years ago

Navin NayakRivka Friedman
with Navin and Rivka

Mulderbosch

Coastal Region Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2014

Oh yeah and the was a magnum of rosé too. I remember orange peels. — 6 years ago

Mark Freund
with Mark
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Cremisan Cellars

Star of Bethlehem Baladi 2015

An interesting Red blend from Bethlehem.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and nice long legs.

Tangy finish with medium, round tannins.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, vanilla, wood, earth, barnyard, vegetables, spices, smoke and dark coffee.

Soft and smooth and very enjoyable. Feels like an old world wine.

Had it blind and called Austrian red. Wrong.

Made with local grapes grown around the winery. Organic.

13% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$20.
— 6 years ago

Justin, Douglas and 16 others liked this

Wagner Family of Wines

Voyage 2 Red Schooner Malbec

It was delicious! — 7 years ago

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Rust en Vrede

Estate Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

One of the top 3 African wines I've ever had. — 8 years ago

Graham Beck

Brut Chardonnay - Pinot Noir Rosé Blend

Strawberries! Lots of acid. Fresh and pretty bubbles. Easy drinking on a stunning afternoon. #winelife — 8 years ago

Kanonkop Estate

Simonsberg Stellenbosch Pinotage

One of the kind. My introduction to South African pinotage. — 9 years ago

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Southern Right

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pinotage 2011

Good wine and whales. 2 of my favs! And part of the proceeds go to the southern right whale sanctuary. <3 — 11 years ago

A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines

Secateurs Swartland Chenin Blanc 2017

Poker night with the guys. It’s not quite the same as the real thing, but it’s the best we got right now.

The musk of soil. A sort of fresh sea vitality.

Nice medium body, fresh carbonation. Complex notes of lemon rind, grapefruit, mint, and guava. I can’t decide if the rice vinegar kick at the end is good or eh.
— 5 years ago

Adam, Chris and 17 others liked this

Thelema Mountain Vineyards

Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon

Superb. Still heaps of black fruit — 6 years ago

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Sadie Family

Die Ouwingerdreeks Skurfberg Chenin Blanc 2012

Out of this world. This vineyard delivers top fruit. Wine made by a genius. This wine always over delivers — 6 years ago

Raats

Original Unwooded Chenin Blanc 2018

D3. Very light Chenin. Getting some lemon primarily on the nose. Very light but crisp open yet acidity is restrained. Middle with hints of peach and tangerine. Finishes with more rounded edges than I thought it would. Did what it needed to do to mellow me post lunch! — 6 years ago

Bryan, Sharon and 21 others liked this

Sadie Family

Treinspoor Swartland Tinta Barocca 2015

Different than most SA wines I’ve had. Range of berries — red blue and black — and nice earthiness. — 7 years ago

Bill, John and 5 others liked this

Mvemveraats

De Compostella Cabernet Franc Blend

WOTN! Bringing some of this baby home and can't wait to try it again in a few years. — 8 years ago

Tara GellerAmy HadjianMark Geller
with Tara, Amy and 2 others
Laura, Kimberly and 8 others liked this
Greg Ballington

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Love #mvemve going there in December!!
Bill Bender

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This is a wine that should make @Mike R smile, it has his initials and everything
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@Bill Bender you are right

Mullineux Family Wines

Swartland Syrah

Smooth delicious red. One of my favorites! @mullineux&leeu — 8 years ago

Glen Carlou

Grand Classique Paarl Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Delicious full bodied wine. Lots of dark bramble fruit and earthiness giving nice depth. Black pepper notes on the smooth finish. — 10 years ago

Rustenberg

John X Merriman Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Very good wine. Nice earthy taste w hints of cigar. Light on the first swallow and bold on the finish. Nice blend as the cab dominates. — 10 years ago

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Raats

Stellenbosch Cabernet Franc 2010

Really smooth and barely tannic. Bell pepper, then raspberries, then a long black-currant finish. So nice with a hunk of parmigiano. — 12 years ago

Barista Wines

Pinotage 2019

L Bram
9.8

So delicious. Coffee, chocolate, cherries, beautifully complex. Doesn't need anything with it, although some ginger chocolate is a killer combo. The perfect wine for curling up in front of the fire if you're looking for interest and doing what it says on the bottle! — 5 years ago

Kleinood

Tamboerskloof Shiraz 2014

Fresh, fruity and still rather young with good body and high alcohol, with little loss of purplish edge yet. Could last another 5+ years, with the supportive soft tannin and acidity underpinning the forward fruit. — 5 years ago

Vilafonté

Series M Red Blend 2016

Somm David T
9.3

The nose reveals; sweet vanillin, ripe, blackberries, dark cherries, floral blueberries, creamy, blackberries & black plum skin. Black licorice notes, granitic soils, light tobacco leaf, dry stone, light fresh herb notes, dry brush, soft leather with fresh red/blue and violet flowers.

The entry is ripe and juicy and evolves into big, dry, powdery tannins with deep, dark spice that sets on the palate with heat. Ripe, blackberries, dark cherries, floral blueberries, creamy, blackberries, black & plum skin. Black licorice notes, vanillin, granitic soils, light tobacco leaf, dry stone, light fresh herb notes, dry brush, soft leather with fresh red/blue and violet flowers. The acidity is like rainfall. The elegant, ripe, lush, polished, well balanced finish is delicious. Very luxurious mouthfeel.

Photos of; their vineyard during harvest, the granite soil structure of their vineyard, Our host, Sophia Hawkins and their Cellar Door facilities.
— 6 years ago

Sofia, P and 14 others liked this

Luddite Wines

Shiraz 2007

Greg Ballington
9.1

Dark garnet red with some tawny edges. A bit stinky on the nose with some cheese, wood and black cherries. Medium tannins (6/10) with a medium body. Notes of bark and dried cherries on the palate. Drinking well right now with a long finish. Drink till 2019. — 6 years ago

Clive, Stef and 8 others liked this

Mulderbosch

Faithful Hound Merlot Blend 2013

Big aroma of dark cherries and plums. Big middle tannins of plums, cocoa and a touch of oak. Then the dryness in the finish. Let it breathe for the mellowness. — 8 years ago

Alheit Vineyards

Cartology Bushvines Chenin Blanc Blend 2013

Really fun expression of old vine Chenin, there's so much of it down there, great to see it made with respect. — 8 years ago

Kanonkop Estate

Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Drinking the 2010 in 2016, a year into its drinking window. Deep red colour and an enticing perfumed plum bouquet. Lovely mouthfilling plum, damson and cranberry flavours, the merest hint of sour cherry, most of the tannins having melted away by now. Well delineated and delightful. — 10 years ago

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Sadie Family

Palladius Swartland White Blend 2012

Morgan Harris
9.6

South Africa's greatest white wine? Richness. Levity. The definition of high-wire ambition. Tells a story of place (Swartland), person (Eben Sadie), and great, great white winemaking. — 11 years ago

Pascaline, Steven and 3 others liked this
Christy Canterbury MW

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Gorgeous stuff!

Jam Jar

Sweet Shiraz 2012

Aroma of rich berries. Smooth and slightly sweet with a sour note. Very good. — 12 years ago