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SOUTH AFRICA - STELLENBOSCH<br />
OUR AUTUMN SELECTION<br />
KANONKOP 92/100<br />
D ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019:<br />
Deep ruby with brick red rim. Buchu, plum and<br />
ripe prunes on the matured palate. Palate is rich<br />
and structured with a sour cherry note on the<br />
fine and grainy aftertaste. Drink through 2028.<br />
http://www.kanonkop.co.za Price: € 30.00<br />
Kanonkop Wine Estate +27 21 8844 656<br />
QUOIN ROCK 91/100<br />
D SIMONSBERG BLEND 2019: Dark ruby<br />
brick. Developed nose with sweet spice. Leather<br />
and dark berry fruit on the full palate with a<br />
pithy cranberry note on the red apple aftertaste.<br />
Layered and complex. Drink through 2028.<br />
http://www.quoinrock.com Price: € 15.30<br />
Quoin Rock +27 21 888 4740<br />
STELLENBOSCH<br />
DE TRAFFORD 95/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019: Dark ruby<br />
brick. Matured nose with hints of leather and<br />
spice. Grippy palate with dried fruit and cassis.<br />
Well structured and layered on the lengthy and<br />
full aftertaste. Will age well. Drink through<br />
2028.<br />
Price: € 22.50<br />
De Trafford +27 21 880 1611<br />
ERNIE ELS 95/100<br />
CR D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018: Very<br />
dark ruby. Cassis and mulberry on the dark fruit<br />
nose. Cigarbox and leather on the palate with<br />
dark fruit following from the nose. Grippy on the<br />
finish with a rhubarb tartness on the aftertaste.<br />
Made to age. Drink through 2030.<br />
http://www.ernieelswines.com Price: € 12.50<br />
Ernie Els Wines +27 21 881 3588<br />
TOKARA RESERVE 95/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2020: Dark<br />
ruby. Chocolate and cassis on the smoky nose.<br />
Red cherry and mocha follows on the dark berry<br />
palate with a well rounded acidity and integrated<br />
tannin. Full and layered on the aftertaste. Drink<br />
through 2030.<br />
http://www.tokara.com Price: € 38.50<br />
Tokara +27 21 808 5913<br />
21 GABLES 94/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019: Deep ruby.<br />
Tomato-leaf and blackberry nose. Palate is rich<br />
and full with a grippy tannin and leathery spice<br />
on the well structured and lengthy aftertaste.<br />
A fine example that will age well. Complex and<br />
layered. Drink through 2030.<br />
http://www.spier.co.za Price: € 17.50<br />
Spier Wines +27 21 881 8400<br />
ALTO WINE ESTATES IS LOCATED IN A PICTURE-POSTCARD SETTING, ON THE SLOPES OF THE<br />
HELDERBERG.<br />
ASARA 94/100<br />
D THE BELL TOWER 2019: Deep ruby.<br />
Mulberry and blackberry and cassis on the rich<br />
nose. Tea leaf and cigar on the savoury and rich<br />
palate with grippy tannins on the structured and<br />
full bodied aftertaste. Made to age. Excellent.<br />
Cellar for 10 years or more.<br />
http://www.asara.co.za Price: € 20.00<br />
Asara Wine Estate +27 21 888 8000<br />
FAMILY RESERVE 94/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019: Dark plum<br />
red, with core depth. Attractive sense of purity<br />
and equality on introduction to the wine. Dark<br />
chocolate coated cherries, also carries to palate.<br />
Ripe, but finely knitted tannins, almost graphite<br />
powder. High density mid structure and ends on<br />
a full bodied length. Aging potential excellent.<br />
http://www.kleinezalze.co.za Price: € 45.00<br />
Kleine Zalze +27 21 880 0717<br />
KAAPZICHT 94/100<br />
D SKEMERLIG CABERNET SAUVIGNON<br />
2020: Deep ruby. Prunes and plum on the dark<br />
fruit nose. Palate is developed, but rich and<br />
complex. Dried dark fruit follows from the nose<br />
with licorice and spice on the grippy aftertaste.<br />
Made to age. Drink through 2030.<br />
http://www.kaapzicht.co.za Price: € 30.00<br />
Kaapzicht +27 21 906 1620<br />
ALTO 93/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018: Dark<br />
garnet with brick red rim. Dried prune and plum<br />
on the rich nose. Sour cherry and strawberry on<br />
the well integrated, but grippy palate. Smooth<br />
and layered on the refined aftertaste. Drink<br />
through 2027.<br />
http://www.alto.co.za Price: € 25.70<br />
Alto Wine Estate +27 21 881 3884<br />
CAVALLI 93/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2020: Ruby<br />
brick. Subdued nose with red cherry and tealeaf.<br />
Sour cherry and cassis on the palate with<br />
a red cherry and ripe berry note on the lengthy<br />
finish. Layered and complex on the aftertaste.<br />
Drink through 2030.<br />
http://www.cavallistud.com/ Price: € 25.00<br />
Cavalli Estate +27 218 553 218<br />
DAVID FINLAYSON 93/100<br />
D CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2021: Dark ruby.<br />
Dark fruit nose with cassis and mulberry. Tealeaf<br />
and red cherry on the grippy palate. Wellintegrated<br />
oak with a cigar-box spice on the sour<br />
cherry aftertaste. Layered and complex. Drink<br />
through 2030.<br />
http://www.edgebaston.co.za Price: € 10.00<br />
Edgebaston Vineyards +27 21 889 9572<br />
AUTUMN 2023 GILBERT & GAILLARD – THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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