Arco Laarman and his Beagles Arco Laarman is one of those really talented wine makers who fly under the radar, and few will know of him. Having started as an apprentice winemaker at Kaapzicht Wine Estate in Stellenbosch under the tutelage of Danie Steytler, he moved on to Glen Carlou originally as Assistant to David
Leopard’s Leap Pardus 2018, an ultra premium red blend by Hein Koegelenberg of Leopard's Leap Family Wines...
Bonnievale Winery is producing some really exciting wines. Here are my views on their Cinsault Rosé, Chenin Blanc and a Chardonnay...
Savage Wines Follow the Line Cinsaut 2019, a fine expression of this Southern French grape by Duncan Savage...
Cinsaut makes a comeback as a blending partner to Cabernet Sauvignon in the False Bay VIneyards Revenant Red 2017...
Gerhard Swart, the winemaker at Flagstone has produced a sublime dry and fullbodied wine with The Flagstone Poetry Cinsault Rosé 2016, great summer wine...
Using a loved grape, Albert Louw and his team has produced a sublime Perdeberg The Vineyard Collection Bushvine Cinsault Dry Rosé 2018
Arco Laarman's Focal Point Wines tick every box for me.... A fine Chardonnay from near Vermaaklikheid and a Cinsault from the Bottelary Hills...
Landskroon Cinsaut 2016, an elegant expression of one of my favourite wine grapes coming back into fashion again.
Perfectly built for Summer and perfectly built for food, Flagstone Poetry Cinsault Rosé 2016 is a winner.
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2016 Two recent arrivals from which we have had much pleasure this week. Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2016 Kleine Zalze have produced fine wines for about 20 years. I remember having their Gamay Noir on my wine list in the mid 1990s. The grapes for this