But we love what we do and this is always a chance to catch up with our winemaker friends and meet new ones
The Siris Trade tasting was held this year in the Mount Nelson Ballroom
We arrived early as Lynne had to attend another event that evening
A lovely nose, almost Pinot with cherries in character, good expensive French oak and some minerality and salt
On the palate. classic Cabernet Franc to the fore. Umami, salty liquorice,
then lots of dark berry fruit with loads of elegance and promise
It's a "Now find me something to eat with this" wine
Good to see winemaker Lourens van der Westhuizen with his range of wines
The Chenin Blanc has smoke, fruit and excitement on the nose
Quince and peach, long flavours and buttery wood on the end
The 2022 Chardonnay is full and rounded on the nose, with golden ripe fruit
Elegance on both the nose and palate with long flavours, it will age well
It has lovely richness on the nose, complete and dive-in
Golden fruit crisp loquat peach and dark oak on the palate
Their Rosé, made from Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault is full of ripe berries but not sweet
The 2016 Brookdale Chenin, made in amphora and tank, has no wood and pings excitedly off the palate
The Brookdale white Rhône Field blend Sixteen
is complex on the nose with salty minerality, crisp grape flavours and is just different,
as are the varietals that talented young winemaker Kiara Scott uses
To quote them "A celebration of the lost art of field-blend winemaking;
16 white varietals were inter-planted as bush vines on decomposed shale and granite"
Groote Post winemaker Lukas Wentzel and owner Nick Pentz
We have bought every vintage of their Sea Salter Sauvignon Blanc
it's such a great food wine, especially with sea food and their new Chardonnay, which is sold out, is really exceptional
We're waiting for the new vintage to be released
The Sauvignon Blanc is in the lovely elegant style produced in the valley. Crisp, green and exciting on the palate
Fanus, Martin and Estelle Bruwer of Quando are old friends who make very good wines
Rob Boustred of Remhoogte
The 2023 is sophisticated on the nose then the lovely honeyed fruit arrives in layers
It is sappig, with juicy fruit, but a serious wine, with richness of fruit supported by chalky tannins
and flavours that go on and on. It will last in the cellar
Three Remhoogte Chenins
Doolhof winemaker Rüdger van Wyk with Ralph Reynolds, sommelier at Aubergine Restaurant
The Doolhof Bloedklip Malbec with smoke and umami and dark berries on the nose
There is a change midway from berry to rhubarb, minerality and salty tannins
Needs and ask for rich food like Duck, Chateaubriand and heady sauces
The Single Vineyard Malbec has greenness then fruit on the nose
Richness, full of good dark fruit, with long flavours, umami and chalky tannins, will age well
The Doolhof Môrestond 2021 Chardonnay is very French initially on the nose and palate, but too big and local to be French
A celebration of good chardonnay with minerality and good tannins. 8 months in 20% 1st fill French oak barrels
Sales manager AJ Nel of Lievland
The Cabernet sauvignon, Bush vine Pinotage and Old Vines Chenin blanc are all excellent
Lievland is jointly owned by Tyrrel Myburgh of Joostenberg and José Conde of Stark-Condé
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