Posts Tagged ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’
Graham Beck Game Reserve Wines
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Graham Beck wines have just released new vintages of two benchmark wines which were formerly called The Gamekeeper, a fabulous Chenin Blanc and a real stunner of a Cabernet Sauvignon.
The Game Reserve Chenin Blanc 2009 really shows its pedigree as the fruit comes from old vines – some 40 to 50 years old, which is old for a South African Vineyard. Essentially the older the vines, the better quality the wine.
So here we have a Chenin Blanc which has tropical fruit, sappy ripe green melon, ripe white fleshed peaches and the stamp of Chenin – honey. It’s got a brilliant mouthfeel, juicy stuff and a long long aftertaste, making it
Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Etienne le Riche has been making superb wine in Stellenbosch since the 1970s. First at Rustenberg Estate and since the late 1990s, he has made wine in his own small cellar up in the Jonkershoek Valley above Stellenbosch.
A highly respected winemaker, he tends to shy away from too much publicity, but his talents have seen him being invited to join the prestigious Cape Winemakers Guild.
His Chardonnay is legendary, buttery brioche and juicy ripe pear it is a masterful understatement, very Burgundy rather than Barossa.
The Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2006 is a wine to hold you in awe.
Not given to using the name reserve lightly, Etienne only confers it
