South Africa
South African Wine
The Cape has been making wine for over 350 years, but the wines worth arguing about now are mostly younger than 25 — the result of a generation of producers moving into cooler, higher and more coastal sites.
The regions
Stellenbosch is the heartland for Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux blends. Hemel-en-Aarde, inland from Hermanus on the south coast, is the cool-climate address for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Swartland to the north works with old-vine Chenin Blanc and Rhône varieties — Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault — in a deliberately unpolished style. Elgin and Constantia supply Sauvignon Blanc and cool-site whites.
What to expect
Two things make the Cape worth attention. The first is Chenin Blanc: South Africa has more of it, and older vines of it, than the Loire, and it is the country's best value white by a distance. The second is that alcohol levels and oak use have come down sharply — modern Cape Pinot Noir and Syrah sit closer to Burgundy and the northern Rhône in weight than to Australia. Prices remain below the equivalent from France, which is the reason to look.
Serving
Cabernet and Bordeaux blends 16–18°C; Pinot Noir and Cinsault 14–16°C; Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay 10–12°C.
Filters
Alheit Vineyards Nautical Dawn Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2020 (1x75cl)
VILLIERA WINES - Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (1x75cl)
Glenelly Lady May 2010 (1x75cl)
THORNE & DAUGHTERS Tin Soldier Skin Contact Semillon Gris 2024 (1x75cl)
Origin Wines, No Monkey Business Moskato Sparkling White 2016 (1x50cl)
BELLINGHAM FREDA (Chenin Blanc/Grenache Blanc/Sauvignon Blanc) 2022 (1x75cl)
MEERLUST ESTATE - Merlot 2022 (1x75cl)
MEERLUST ESTATE - Rubicon (Cabernet/Merlot/Cabernet Franc) 2023 (1x75cl)
BELLINGHAM - Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2024 (1x75cl)
Vilafonte Series C 2022 (1x75cl)
THORNE & DAUGHTERS Snakes & Ladders Sauvignon Blanc 2020 (1x75cl)
Alheit Vineyards Cartology Western Cape Chenin Blanc & Semillon 2021 (1x75cl)
Alheit Vineyards Fire by Night Swartland Chenin Blanc 2021 (1x75cl)
Alheit Vineyards Hemelrand Vine Garden Hemel & Aarde Ridge 2020 (1x75cl)
Alheit Vineyards Hemelrand Vine Garden Hemel & Aarde Ridge 2021 (1x75cl)
Boschendal Estate Appellation Series Elgin Chardonnay 2020 (1x75cl)
Boschendal Estate Appellation Series Elgin Pinot Noir 2017 (1x75cl)
Goats do Roam Goat Roti Syrah/Viognier South Africa 2013 (1x75cl)
Rall Cinsault Méthode Ancestrale Swartland 2020 (1x75cl)
Bonnievale Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2021 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Bonnievale The River Collection Chardonnay 2022 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
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