Once a year, Siris Vintners holds a trade tasting for their
commercial customers. This year it was held in the Ballroom at the Mount Nelson
so there was plenty of space for the many brands they represent
Megan Parnell and Shane Mullis showing their Claudia Brut
from Domaine des Dieux, best bubble of the evening
Also of special note and top marks was the Groote Post
Darling Hills Shiraz; sweet fruit, a full, rounded palate, spice and salty licorice
on the end
David Nieuwoudt showing the wines he makes for The Berrio to
Mark Herd of Sunset Beach Wines. The Sauvignon Blanc knocked our socks off. One
for the summer
Fanus Bruwer of Quando has such a good selection. If you
have a small list, these wines would fit perfectly
A top Sauvignon Blanc, a
versatile Chenin Viognier blend that is magic with food, a lovely cherry berry Mourvèdre
rosé just asking for a summer lunch and a Pinot Noir of note. His Mourvèdre rosé
is currently sold out, but more will be coming soon, hopefully
Pete de Bruin of The Food Barn with broadcaster Jon Meinking
The shiny crew. Ad and Johan Wegner of GetWine with Pete de Bruin
Maia Bezuidenhout was showing the revived Lievland estate's wines. They had a horror: just as Maia was about to pour some of their Cabernet
for John, someone used the just-filled decanter as a spittoon. It held their
last bottle
We think the labels need a little more love on them. Hearts
and flowers
Linda and Lydia Nobrega of the Chapman's Peak Hotel with fellow
wine merchants Vaughan Johnson, famous in the V&A Waterfront for 30 years, and Mario de Biasio of Norman Goodfellow's
Wynand Grobler and Duncan Stuart of Rickety Bridge. Their
"The Road to Santiago" Semillon really impressed as did the Cabernet
Sauvignon. And no, we have no idea why the Semillon has that name. Wynand also
makes the Landau de Val Semillon for Basil Landau - another benchmark wine in
the Cape
Some snacks that went very quickly
Doolhof’s wines from Wellington. The Malbec has been a favourite of ours for a long time
The Mullineux table is always popular. The Old Vine white is
complex and herbal, The Syrah intense. The Straw wine is pure honey with
cherries, the Chenin classic with a dry finish. Their Swartland rouge is
complex, fruity, soft and layered, definitely a food wine and very reasonably
priced
Nico and Petra van der Merwe's daughter pours her father's wine. The
Syrah is complex with sweet fruit and licorice
The Nicolas MCC
Anura has a good selection and a 2013 MCC in their reserve
range. The excellent sauvignon blanc has incorporated Darling fruit for years but, we were told, now has Stellenbosch fruit as well, from vineyards high on the hill
Colyn Truter was showing Lourens van der Westhuizen’s Arendsig
wines
The Arendsig Chenin blanc is awesome, full rounded and delicious. The
Grenache is chewy and correct, very true to the varietal
Lynne and an old friend,
Victor Mangala, now working at the Bay Hotel in Camps Bay
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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