Prawns & Other Asian inspired dishes
The initial orange blossom, peach and burnt sugar aromas give way to more exotic wax, rosemary, caraway and sea-shore notes. It is layered and complex, and evolves beautifully in the glass. The palate is fine, structured and rich with flavours of quince and tea-leaf that settle into a long finish.
Creamy Mussels, Fish Dishes, Most salads
Full and dry with well balanced acid. Tropical fruit, flintiness and hints of asparagus and figs on the nose that all follow through to the palate. Drink now to really appreciate the fruitiness.
Thai Foods
Semillon - Beyond the periphery of South Africa's conventional vineyard region lie great vinous treasures, resigned to anonymity; forgotten, abandoned or just simply undiscovered. It is, the mission of Rick, our intrepid Cape Crusader, to seek and liberate these rare wines, consigning them to to the table of the most inquisitive and discerning imbiber.
Most red meats
Bordeaux style with shiraz oozes spice & black fruit. Big & sturdy yet balanced & smooth with lots of life after 7 years in the barrel.
oxtail, goulash, bredies, venison/p>
Medium bodied, cool climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power. The wine is fresh and vibrant showing red fruit and perfume aromas and some dried herb notes. The palate shows bright fruit with hints of white pepper, spice with a good structure and grippy tannins to finish. Restraint use of oak.
Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Blue Cheese Butter. Mediterranean Lamb Burgers.
This is a complex beautifully balanced Merlot, showing a lively bouquet of plums and hints of mint on the nose. A natural red colour due to minimal filtration.
salad, chicken or fish dishes
Yellow apple, guava and pear aromas, with winter melon and citrus undertones. Well structured, good balance and layers of tropical fruit flavours, with a fresh, crisp finish.
Salads & light meals
Pinotage Rose - This Wine captures summer with a splash of strawberry and raspberry aromas on cloud of candyfloss. This invites you to a sip and leaves your palate refreshed and ready for more…
Serve with salads and light fish dishes, or simply on its own.
A light, crisp, dry wine that is fruit driven and juicy. Unwooded and refreshing with lovely guava and melon flavours rounded off with a hint of freshly cut grass and pear undertones.
Steaks and Roast meats
95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc - classic dark berry fruit with a hint of dark chocolate and violets on the nose. On the palate it is well balanced with rich, soft tannins.
Roast lamb, Pizza or pasta
fruit driven blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Plums and raspberry with hints of dark/mint chocolate. This wine has an elegant structure making it approachable and ready to drink. A wine for all occasions.
Spicy mince dishes.
Pinotage - Fragrant with dark fruit and spicy undertones. Great value for money wine