Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2023 | great effort, real charmer with beautiful fruitiness — a year ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2018 / butter, peat, wet earth, balanced taste — 6 years ago

Bart van Wijngaarden

8.9

High quality non-German dry Riesling. Classic profile, with hints of lime and slate. Quite refined. If this ages well, it may merit an even higher score. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

@Delectable Wine this is the 2017 DeMorgenzon Cape Winemakers Guild Roussanne.

Our first time every at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction and we will make sure to come back! (Tasting was on 9/28/18).

Fifth wine at the Friday Auction Tasting for the Cape Winemakers Guild and third still white wine. This is made up of 100% Roussanne by Carl van der Merwe from Stellenbosch. Aged for 12 months on the lees prior to bottling. Only 70 cases produced with 50 being auctioned in 2018.

Light greenish yellow in appearance. Rich nose with lovely floral characteristics, followed up by citrus rind, tropical fruits and some spices. Medium acidity (6.5/10) and light plus to medium bodied. A bit buttery in texture with notes of herbs, citrus fruits and some flowers. Long finish. Drink till 2026.

$$ - Tasted at the Cape Winemakers Auction. Average bid at auction was R3,712.00 ($43.72 a bottle) a case. Highest bid was R4,600.00 ($54.17 a bottle) and lowest bid was R3,600.00 ($42.40 a bottle).

#demorgenzon #roussanne #stellenbosch #southafrica #cwgauction #whitewine #cwg
— 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

@Delectable Wine this is the 2015 Ernie Els Cape Winemakers Guild.

Our first time every at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction and we will make sure to come back! (Tasting was on 9/28/18).

Sixteenth wine at the Friday Auction Tasting for the Cape Winemakers Guild and the fifth red wine. This is made up of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Shiraz and 10% Cinsault by Louis Strydom from the Stellenbosch region. Aged for a total of eighteen months prior to blending and bottling. Only 200 cases produced with 60 being auctioned in 2018 and 60 auctioned in 2017.

Medium to deep ruby red in appearance. Coated with dark spices and berries on the nose with a touch of gravel at the back end. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus bodied. A bit savory on the front of the palate with herbs, spices and some dried cherries. Dry and long finish. Still a very young wine that needs some age to develop. Drink till 2032.

$$ - Tasted at the Cape Winemakers Auction. Average bid at auction was R3,957.00 ($46.54 a bottle) a case. Highest bid was R5,800.00 ($68.22 a bottle) and lowest bid was R3,400.00 ($39.99 a bottle). (91+)

#ernieels #cabernetsauvignon #shiraz #stellenbosch #southafrica #cwgauction #cwg #redwine
— 8 years ago

with Sean and India

javier

9.7

Flavour, senses, spirit and passion from South Africa... you get transported.... — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2021 | orange zeste, well balanced — 2 years ago

Taavi Davies

9.0

Lovely blackcurrant nose, lots of dark fruit on the palate, fine tannins — 3 years ago

Living Jazz Archive

9.7

From NYE in Cape Town going in 2020. Truly fantastic Chenin Blanc — 7 years ago

Yury Glazkov

9.2

Striking fresh ripe black currant at the start, with dryer tobacco notes from the glass, cranberry from the close up and an amazing evolution — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

@Delectable Wine this is the 2015 Rijk’s Cape Winemakers Guild Pinotage.

Our first time every at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction and we will make sure to come back! (Tasting was on 9/28/18).

Thirty-fifth wine at the Friday Auction Tasting for the Cape Winemakers Guild and the twenty-third red wine. This is made up of 100% Pinotage by Pierre Wahl with fruit from Tulbagh. Aged for 22 months in a mix of new and second fill French oak barrels. Only 60 cases produced with 40 being auctioned in 2018.

Dark purplish ruby red. Some classic Pinotage notes on the nose with some smoky and savory elements, dark berries, purple flowers and slightly burnt rubber. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Big palate full of blackberries, black cherries, cedar and baking spices. Long and lingering palate with great mouthfeel. Drink till 2030.

$$$$ - Tasted at the Cape Winemakers Auction. Average bid at auction was R9,670.00 ($113.75 a bottle) a case. Highest bid was R12,600.00 ($148.21 a bottle) and lowest bid was R7,800.00 ($91.75 a bottle).

#rijk #pinotage #tulbagh #southafrica #cwgauction #redwine
#cwg
@Severn Goodwin — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Sean Ballington

9.6

I tagged the wrong wine - it should be the Kanonkop Black Label — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Vlasic

9.9

Stunning - beautiful leather notes - at its prime - a South African gem. — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | a bit stinking minerality juicy with good acidity — 3 years ago

Patrick O Driscoll

9.4

@ the pencil club with friends for brunch, Black Magic a full flavoured wine with ripe plum and berry flavours, soft tannins with spicy oak. — 5 years ago

Jeff Clement

9.0

Would get again — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

@Delectable Wine this is the 2013 Silverthorn Wines Cape Winemakers Guild Big Dog IV Méthode Cap Classique.

Our first time every at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction and we will make sure to come back! (Tasting was on 9/28/18).

Second wine at the Friday Auction Tasting for the Cape Winemakers Guild and last sparkling wine. This is a sparkling wine (Methode Cap Classique) made by John Loubser from the Western Cape. Made up of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay as well as aged on the lees for 51 months before 9 more months in bottle and prior to disgorgement. Only 73 cases produced and only 42 being auctioned in 2018.

Light greenish yellow in appearance with tiny bubbles. Mute on the nose with a bit of lemon, light sweet spices, kiwi and limestone. Moderate acidity (7/10) and rich palate. Creamy mouthfeel with layers of spices, green apples, citrus fruits, white flowers and mouth watering minerality. Long and lingering finish.

$$ - Tasted at the Cape Winemakers Auction. Average bid at auction was R4,410.00 ($51.94 a bottle) a case. Highest bid was R6,200.00 ($73.02 a bottle) and lowest bid was R3,000.00 ($35.33 a bottle).

#silverthornwines #mcc #methodecapclassique #southafrica #cwgauction #sparkling
— 8 years ago

with Sean and India

K. E. A.

10

975 Katie and Tylee Zoodles — 8 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.3

Red syrah based — 9 years ago

Rob Mayes

9.1

Marina notes on the nose. Briny salt air on palate. Black pepper. Tart cherry. Blackberry. — 9 years ago