Meerlust Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Bottle size: 750ml

‘The colour in the glass is dark and inky with an alluring opaque black plum core and the aromatics are intricately perfumed and lifted with notes of sweet violets, salty crème de cassis, tart black cherry, spicy black plum and warm buttered brown breakfast toast over hints of dried baking herbs, graphite, chai tea and delicately sappy, leafy nuances. While incredibly focused, taut, and fresh on the palate, the fruit ripeness is simply pitch perfect, combining intensely concentrated notes of black currant and damson plum fruits with an electrically charged acidity that adds verve and vigour to the mouthfeel while remaining classically structured, linear, and mineral driven in essence. This is an incredibly accomplished pure Cabernet Sauvignon that firmly tips its hat to a ripe yet fresh vintage that stylistically you could easily see in top Bordeaux left bank Cabernet Sauvignon dominated wines. What energy, focus and intensity! Wim Truter has certainly made the most of this superb, slightly atypically cool, fresh Cape vintage. Incredibly good value, this is a mesmerising wine to drink from 2025 to 2040+, so don’t miss out!’ - Greg Sherwood MW, 95+/100

‘This is what Wim Truter calls the "real second wine of Rubicon" and very impressive it is, too, in 2021. Phenologically ripe at 13.7% alcohol, it mostly uses grapes from vineyards on shale close to the river. Sappy, focused and beautifully balanced, it has graphite and cedarwood aromas, leafy intensity, and layers of fresh herbs, bramble and cassis embellished by 50% new oak. 2025-35’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2024, 95/100

‘Noble & statuesque, slowly uncoils, revealing layers of forest floor earthiness, cocoa & vibrant leafiness. Sombre blackcurrant fruit is swathed in big, leathery tannins, begging cellar time. 18 months in 300L barrels, French, 50% new, as all reds unless noted.’ - Platter’s Guide, 4.5* (93/100)