Category: South Africa
South Africa
The Raats family make excellent Chenin Blanc that sells for prices way below those you would expect given their quality level. I have been following their old vines cuvée …
South Africa
Ian Naudé makes three red wines in his Old Vines Series, I have a bottle of each. I thought I would start by tasting the Cinsault because it is …
South Africa
Girl Next Door 2018 by Duncan Savage continues the trend of his wines getting better each year. There was nothing at all wrong with Girl Next Door 2017 (that …
South Africa
Happy New Year! The start of a new decade, and Elitistreview is still running (for the time being). If you read my last post (read it here), you will …
Quickie
Just a quickie as the hand has not totally recovered. Some one-hand-friendly views on Red Blend 2015 by Duncan Savage. This vintage is still available from Handford wines. Readers …
South Africa
Another Duncan Savage wine today. This one is made from the great white varietal of South Africa, Chenin Blanc. In the ancestral home of Chenin Blanc, the Anjou area …
South Africa
Sorry, this is going to be a brief post. This is my arm: I have carpal tunnel syndrome and typing one-handed is incredibly irritating. My other hand keeps trying …
South Africa
We had a few more wines last night, with our lovely friend Richard, but I wanted to concentrate on these two as they showed that butch can be beautiful. …
South Africa
If Chenin Blanc is the white grape of the Cape (which it undoubtedly it), I would say Syrah is the red grape. I have had two vintages of Porseleinberg …
South Africa
This bottle of The Foundry Roussanne 2015 was a gift from my friend Keith Prothero. He spends half the year in South Africa and is a great ambassador for …
