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South Africa
 Since the end of apartheid the quality of South African wine has blossomed, winemakers were at last given the opportunity to catch up with the rest of the world of wine and finally now some ten years later we are starting to see the real benefits of professional vineyard management. By adopting multiracial democracy the country was able to establish export markets and thus create much needed revenue which has helped to fund the production of even better quality wines. Over the past decade South Africa has caught up with its vinous neighbours and through its vine improvement programme is now at the forefront of viticultural research. Having spent years in the wine producing wilderness and lagged far behind the rest, South Africa is now racing along at the front of the pack as a source of serious, quality wine. |
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| Iona Merlot / Cabernet 2004 |
| Bin No. IONARED04 |
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Price: £9.95
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| The vineyards are situated exclusively within the Estate, 425m above sea level on the Eastern hills of the Elgin valley. There is a significant influence from the ocean which is 3km away, cooling the vines with a maritime breeze, increasing the hang time of the berries. This fluctuation between warm daytime and cool night-time temperatures promotes the development of highly aromatic compounds. Harvesting is by hand in small parcels, only when the .. |
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| Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2007 - Elgin, South Africa |
| Bin No. IONASB2007 |
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Price: £10.50
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| The 2007 vintage for Iona wines was an excellent vintage with a long cool, dry ripening period, unaffected by the January / February heat wave in the Cape; the grapes were harvested over 10 days in mid March in perfect condition.
The white wine, Iona 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, was made at Iona’s own cellar by winemaker Niels Verburg; a larger than life character who at 6 ft 5 inches and 17 stone is a good match for Andrew Gunn who grows the grapes. .. |
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| Mulderbosch Chardonnay 2003 |
| Bin No. MULDERCHAR |
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Price: £11.50
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| The 2003 Mulderbosch Chardonnay displays pear, citrus and apple fruit flavours on the nose together with oak vanillins, nuts and almonds to give a complex structure. A fresh, crisp wine with a full, creamy texture and well rounded wood integration on the palate. The grapes were hand picked in the early morning to ensure coolness. Forty percent of the wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks and sixty percent was barrel fermented in wood where .. |
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| Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2004 |
| Bin No. MULDERSAUV |
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Price: £9.95
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| The 2004 Sauvignon Blanc from Mulderbosch is pale straw in colour with a lively green tinge. On the nose tropical fruits, gooseberry and green pepper abound with a complex character of herbaceous grassiness and nettle. The palate is crisp and mouth-watering fresh with power and concentration. Awarded 91 points in the Wine Spectator this is another hallmark Mulderbosch vintage that will repay some short term cellaring. .. |
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| Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2005 |
| Bin No. MULDSAUV05 |
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Price: £9.50
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| The 2005 Sauvignon Blanc from Mulderbosch is pale straw in colour with a lively green tinge. On the nose tropical fruits, gooseberry and green pepper abound with a complex character of herbaceous grassiness and nettle. The palate is crisp and mouth-watering fresh with power and concentration. .. |
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| Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2004 |
| Bin No. STEENBSAUV |
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Price: £9.50
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| An inviting wine with fresh tropical fruit aromas. On the palate the fruit is creamy and ripe with fine balancing acidity and mouth watering fresh finish. .. |
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| Steenberg Unwooded Chardonnay 2004 |
| Bin No. STEENBCHAR |
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Price: £7.95
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| This wine has intense pineapple, roasted almonds and golden delicious characters with a crisp refreshing acidity and a long biscuity finish on the palate. .. |
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| Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Bin No. TMVCAB04 |
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Price: £20.50
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| The grapes for this South African cabernet sauvignon were all hand harvested from selected parcels of vines planted in Hutton soils (decomposed granite). The bunches were de-stalked and the berries were all hand sorted before crushing and fermentation took place. After pressing the wine was racked in to French oak barrels - 50 per cent of which were new - for malo-lactic fermentation and twenty months ageing.
The Thelema cabernet sauvignon has a .. |
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| Thelema Chardonnay 2005 - Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Bin No. TMVCHARD05 |
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Price: £14.00
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| This is a full-bodied Chardonnay fermented and aged in French oak-barrels. On the palate it displays a rich citrussy fruitiness that is balanced harmoniously with the toasty wood flavours imparted from the oak barrels. This wine can be drunk now whilst it is fresh and fruity or equally it can be matured for several years where-by it will develop a more complex nutty character .. |
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| Thelema Merlot 2004 - Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Bin No. TMVMERLO04 |
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Price: £15.50
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| The Thelema Estate Merlot is arguably one of finest expressions of this popular grape variety to be produced in South Africa. The grapes for this wine are sourced from established vines which were planted in 1988 in Hutton soils (decomposed granite) at a density of 3200 vines per hectare. The vineyard practices adopted by Gyles Webb and his team are at the forefront of worldwide viticulture and include vertical hedge trellising, spur pruning to 2 .. |
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