Anselmo Mendes Muros Antigos Escolha 2022
R 170 per bottle

This is a vibrant, 11.9% alcohol blend of Loureiro (for aromatic intensity), Avesso (acidity and minerality) and Alvarinho (structure and body) – offering all the exuberance of the Vinho Verde region. At only R170 a bottle, you ‘get a lot for a little’, writes the Wine Advocate. Lemon, tangerine and apple meld effortlessly with a wet stone minerality and a lively, crystalline finish.

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Lynch Bages Pauillac 2019
R 4,150 PER BOTTLE

One of the standard bearers for Bordeaux and Pauillac, Lynch Bages is a must in any Bordeaux collection. ‘Stunningly good’ says Jeb Dunnuck of this 100-point beauty. ‘What a wine,’ Antonio Galloni enthuses, adding 99 points and concluding that this is a ‘great, great, great Lynch Bages’. The 2019 delivers the property’s hallmark density and quality of tannin, along with captivating aromatics. Decant for an hour if serving now, or keep it for the long term.

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Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2020
R 385 PER BOTTLE

For many years, the Langhe Nebbiolo from the greatest red wine cooperative in the world, Produttori del Barbaresco, has been touted as possibly the best value red wine in Piedmont. It’s made from declassified Barbaresco vineyards, adding to the pedigree of this wine. It ‘shows great promise’ (Greg Sherwood) and is a ‘gorgeous wine to drink now and over the next few years’ (Antonio Galloni). Spicy, with juicy cherry, strawberry, blood orange and cedar, this medium-bodied red is in its prime drinking window.

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Mullineux Single Terroirs Pack
R 4,775 per pack

Chris and Andrea Mullineux stand at the apex of their winemaking journey, with almost two decades of focusing their Swartland efforts on Syrah and Chenin. The 99-point Olerasay no.4 blew our minds at the tasting and we couldn't say it better than Sherwood: 'This is not only one of the greatest sweet wine expressions in South Africa, but undoubtedly, one of the most beguiling, complex and intellectually engaging sweet wines in the world of fine wine'. Only available in a limited tied pack with the excellent 97-point Granite Jakkalsfontein Syrah 2022 and the illustrious 95-point Iron Rondomskrik Chenin 2023.

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Dehours Brut Nature NV
R 995 PER BOTTLE

At last week’s Winefeast’s Champagne Masterclass in Jo’burg, we looked at the innovators and slightly left-field, lesser-known aspects of Champagne. One icon who has taken the Cinderella Champagne grape, Meunier, and used it as the cornerstone of the domaine is Dehours. ‘This is what Grower Champagne is all about,’ says Julia Harding MW. The Brut Nature from Jérôme Dehours is utterly brilliant and was a standout at the tasting. ‘His style is lean, pure, precise and fresh… Champagne from Dehours are first class food wines.’

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David & Nadia Chenin Blanc 2023
R 435 PER BOTTLE

The 2023 Chenin is again a star of David & Nadia’s latest release. From old vines, with plantings ranging from 1968 to 1986, it’s an extraordinary wine from eight vineyards and no less than 25 different pickings. While David & Nadia’s Single Vineyards are pretty much hen’s teeth this year, most of them form the backbone of the Chenin Blanc 2023 – lucky us! With an incredible quality-to-price ratio, this stony, concentrated and layered Chenin should form part of your staple buying every year.

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