Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2022 – The wait is over

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Apr 24, 2026 | All, Local wines

Have you ever had a wine that stops you dead in your tracks? This has been our experience of the Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2022. Not only has it received a near-perfect score from Platter’s (99 points), it also recently scored 97 points (blind!) in the Winemag...

Vin de Constance Collector’s Edition: Extremely limited

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Apr 20, 2026 | All, Local wines

‘This is truly world-class’ – Christian Eedes (2014‘One of the world’s great sweet wines’ – Christian Eedes (2017)‘Sheer heaven’ – Matthew Jukes (2021) After 300 years of excellence, Klein Constantia’s Vin de Constance is still setting the standard. Their newly...

96-point De Toren 2021: Back on top

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Mar 30, 2026 | All, Local wines

De Toren has been at the forefront of luxury over the last two decades. They have been in pursuit of perfection from the very beginning, and with the 2021 Fusion V, they come remarkably close. This is the Fusion V at its most refined, a reminder of why this wine...

Mullineux pre-release: ‘Our most important wines’

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Mar 20, 2026 | All, Local wines

The Mullineuxs are a Swartland powerhouse. Excellence and sustainability lie at the core of what they do, and their Signature wines have become benchmarks since the inaugural 2008 vintage. ‘This is who we are as a Swartland producer, our most important...

Bruwer Vintners’ 97pt Polkadraai Syrah: Too compelling to ignore

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Mar 20, 2026 | All, Local wines

The Polkadraai Hills region is exploding with some of the Cape’s most thrilling Syrah, and the 2024 Lone Wolf from Bruwer Vintners sits comfortably among the finest. The 2024 is aromatically beguiling, capturing the distinctive character of its granitic soils. From...