Floral and fresh with an abundance of strawberry, roses and cherry aromas and flavours, finishing fruity, but dry. A blend of 79% Grenache and 21% Viognier. Forrester’s Petit line is not only great value, but the winery’s website indicates that no herbicides or pesticides are used and the vineyard is tilled, pruned and harvested by hand. Perfect with smoked salmon and crab dip.
It’s not often I write, “Buy this wine by the case,” but this rosé will surprise you for its price and quality. A blend of Grenache with Viognier, it’s pale pink in colour with a bouquet of pomegranate and red flowers; medium-bodied and dry, flavours of raspberry and citrus fruits fill the palate. A beautifully balanced and elegant rosé.
From one of SA’s best Chardonnay producers comes this lovely rendition. Medium plus body with cream, baked apple, pineapple, spice, vanilla and honey. Long lasting, with apple being the dominant echo.
Yellow straw colour, showing brightly scented lemon citrus with subtle buttery and vanilla notes. Citrus and green apple flavours are backed by refreshing acidity and a lick of mineral on the medium weight palate. Well-made, affordable wine that will serve equally well as an aperitif or to pair with seafood and white meat dishes.
Complex pungent, smoky aromas, with floral scents and aromatic tropical, citrus and stone fruit make way for ripe peach and apricot flavours on the smoothly rounded palate. Creamy, leesy notes and gently refreshing acidity round out the satisfying finish.
Extended time on the lees gives this unoaked Chardonnay some creamy richness to go with its citrus, yellow pear and tropical fruit flavours. Deftly balanced and crisply refreshing in the mouth, finishing with a pleasing touch of creamery butter. Offers unusual refinement in this modest price range.
The Paarl Roodeberg label, it seems, has been around forever. The wine, though, has significantly evolved to suit modern tastes. Gone is the sooty smelling style of yesterday, replaced by a wine showing clean, fresh berry fruit on the nose and lively red and dark fruit, leavened with a deft touch of oak on the palate. Great value!