Bright opaque ruby in colour. Savoury leather & earthy aromas are combined with smoked bacon & floral notes on the nose. The palate is full bodied with ripe, rich stewed fruit. Tight & grainy tannins give way to a velvety mid palate & a powerful finish. ...

Named after five large stone pine trees on a hill standing sentinel over the Five Soldiers vineyards. The Five Soldiers is the apex of Chardonnay at Rustenberg & is a highly collected wine. Characterised by measured power & complexity, designed to be drunk with food & benefiting from a few years of careful cellaring. It illustrates the true character of each vintage & is a barrel selection of the finest batches of Chardonnay each year. ...

Limited stock. This well-structured red blend reveals red berry fruit aromas & flavours with hints of spices on the palate. The wine is named after a lady rumoured to have been a particularly close friend of Simon van der Stel, the first Governor of the Cape. Vineyards had perfect canopies
- allowing optimum light penetration for the ripening of bunches & development of good colour. Overall 2011 was a harvest that brought a smile to a weary Viticulturists face! Although a dry winter, there was plenty of water when required in the hot summer months to get the vineyards to mature naturally without undue stress. At harvest, perfect phenolic ripeness with lovely soft, ripe tannins was achieved. The berries came in at lovely low sugars due to cool conditions at harvest, awesome colour & great quality berries. Harvested: Mid-February
- end March 2011. 37% Merlot; 29% Shiraz; 27% Cabernet Sauvignon; 7% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot.

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Limited stock. This refreshing white blend has an expressive nose dominated by tropical & passion fruit with multiple layers of complex flavours on the palate as a result of the diverse blend components. This wine is named after a lady rumoured to have been a particularly close friend of Simon van der Stel, the first Governor of the Cape. Vineyards had perfect canopies
- allowing optimum light penetration for the ripening of bunches & development of good colour. 61% Sauvignon Blanc, 28% Chardonnay, 4% Semillon, 4% Viognier, 2% Roussanne, 1% Grenache Blanc. Overall 2011 was a harvest that brought a smile to a weary Viticulturists face! Although we had a dry winter, there was plenty of water when required in the hot summer months to get the vineyards to mature naturally without undue stress. At harvest, perfect phenolic ripeness with lovely soft, ripe tannins was achieved. The berries came in at lovely low sugars due to cool conditions at harvest, awesome colour & great quality berries. The grapes for this wine were selectively h&-picked in the morning. Harvested: h&-picked February
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Concentrated cassis, black cherries & some herbaceousness on the nose & palate. A cold, wet Winter in 2009 allowed for the lovely, even budding of the vineyards during Spring, & the warm, sunny days that followed in Summer resulted in great flavour & colour development in the berries. Full fruit flavours & soft tannins, together with good aromatics & ideal acidity, made 2010 an excellent vintage. ...

The Syrah grapes were naturally fermented with aerated pump-overs, followed by 1 week extended maceration & Malolactic Fermentation (MLF) in oak barrels. Deep violet, inky hues characterise this wine. The aromas are initially savoury & meaty, developing into a very concentrated & complex perfume with prominent spicy notes of cloves, cinnamon & violets. The palate entry exhibits tremendous concentration of flavour & has gratifying length. Silver Medal
- Decanter World Wine Awards 2011.
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The wine shows typical Cabernet Sauvignon flavour & aroma profiles of dark berries & tobacco with a well-structured & lengthy palate. Can be aged up to 12 years from vintage under ideal cellaring conditions ...

Apricot, coconut & orange peel aromas followed by flavours of marzipan, sponge cake & citrus rounded off with carefully judged oak & balanced, fresh acidity. The vineyards emerged from a deep, long dormancy after the wet & cold Winter of 2013 into ideal spring conditions resulting in high cropping levels across all varieties. The summer of 2014 was cool with no major heatwaves & intermittent rain resulting in the production of lower alcohol white wines that enjoyed a longer than usual ripening period, while the reds from this vintage display restraint & finesse. 100% Chardonnay. ...

Plum & cigar-box aromatics prelude a multi-layered palate with an elegant tannin structure. This Bordeaux blend typifies Rustenberg terroir & has good ageing potential, if cellared correctly. This wine is named for a former owner of Rustenberg, John Xavier Merriman, who bought the farm in 1892 in sympathy with farmers suffering from the phyloxera crisis. He played a great role in revitalizing Rustenberg & in promoting the tourism & agricultural value of Idas Valley, the area close to the town of Stellenbosch in which Rustenberg is situated. This Bordeaux blend typifies Rustenberg terroir & has good ageing potential, if cellared correctly for 10 -15 Years from vintage. 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec. Limited Stock. ...

Although we had a dry winter, there was plenty of water available when required in the hot summer months to ensure that the vineyards matured naturally, without undue stress. The vineyards boasted perfect canopies, allowing optimum light penetration for the ripening of bunches & the development of good colour. During the harvest, perfect phenolic ripeness with soft, ripe tannins was achieved. The berries were of great quality & ideal colour, & came in at lovely low sugars due to cool conditions at harvest. 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec. ...