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My wines

No expense has been spared in the creation of this prestige cuvée by winemaker Danielle Coetsee. This blanc de blancs utilises premium fruit from the...

2012

ElginSouth Africa

Boschendal

My wines

Under the ownership of Ukrainian expat Vitaly Gaiduk since 2012, Quoin Rock buys Chardonnay from coastal Agulhas and Pinot Noir from Elgin to create the...

2015

Western CapeSouth Africa

Quoin Rock

My wines

Exuberantly evolved, full of coffee bean, buttered toast and biscuit, then honey, truffle and orchard fruit. Rich, earthy and savoury, lifted by gentle mousse and...

2013

RobertsonSouth Africa

Bon Courage

My wines

Honeycomb, toasted hazelnut and brioche lead into Russet apple, pear and tarte tatin. Broad, bright and energetic, combining muscular fruit, fine bubbles and a long,...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Graham Beck

My wines

Elegant and quietly complex, showing nutty reduction, toast, apple and truffled mushroom. Soft, fine mousse and crisp citrus bring charm, poise and an irresistibly savoury,...

2017

Western CapeSouth Africa

Graham Beck

My wines

A classic blanc de blancs, marrying white flower, white peach and lemon with chalk, green tea and shortcrust. Light, steely and pillowy, finishing cool, pure...

2022

RobertsonSouth Africa

De Wetshof

My wines

Ripe apple, peach skin and citrus brioche glide through a refined, nutty style. Gentle reduction, fine mousse and salty freshness bring concentration, purity and a...

2020

RobertsonSouth Africa

Graham Beck

My wines

Butter, lemon zest and raw macadamia open warmly, followed by stone fruit, frangipane and shortcrust. Creamy yet lithe, with exemplary mousse, salty lift and a...

2018

FranschhoekSouth Africa

La Bri

My wines

Crumbled biscuit, yellow apple and pithy lemon mingle with blanched almond and lees. Chalky energy and a shy salty note carry this poised, savoury style...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Pieter Ferreira

My wines

Golden apple, pear and greengage meet hazelnut, shortbread and a touch of honey. Smooth, creamy and savoury, with elegant bubbles, citrus brightness and a long,...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Steenberg

My wines

Toasty red fruit, honeycomb and warm baguette unfold into red apple, cherry and caramelised plum. Rounded mousse, salted-popcorn richness and bright freshness drive a savoury,...

2016

Cape South CoastSouth Africa

Domaine Des Dieux

My wines

Gentle evolution brings strawberry jam, red cherry and flaky pastry, with truffle and nutty depth. Bone-dry, chalky and finely cushioned, this is taut, expressive and...

2017

Western CapeSouth Africa

Pieter Ferreira

My wines

Delicate and buoyant, offering peach puree, citrus and puff pastry, touched by truffle and oyster shell. Very fine mousse and tender salinity keep it bright,...

2020

PaarlSouth Africa

BabylonstorenSimonsberg-Paarl

My wines

Coffee bean, smoke and truffle set the tone, ahead of grilled pear, crème caramel and butterscotch popcorn. Rounded and outspoken, yet bright and delicious, with...

2016

RobertsonSouth Africa

Bon Courage

My wines

Golden apple and tarte tatin flow through a honeyed, gently smoky style, layered with maple syrup, rye bread and white pepper. Rounded, savoury and effortlessly...

2017

Cape South CoastSouth Africa

Domaine Des Dieux

My wines

Golden apple, ripe lemon and white flower meet orange blossom, macadamia and warm baguette. Generous yet steely, with fine mousse, pithy citrus drive and a...

2021

Western CapeSouth Africa

Klein Constantia

My wines

Honeyed and gently oxidative, showing butterscotch, honeysuckle, peach and golden apple. Broad yet breezy, its smooth mousse, nutty depth and wet-stone tang make for a...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Laborie

My wines

Golden apple, salted caramel and truffle open into a rich, savoury palate marked by walnut skin, orchard fruit and bright salt-edged freshness. Generous, complex and...

2017

Cape TownSouth Africa

Mudita

My wines

Smoky and toasty, with gunflint, smoked almond and hot cross bun over strawberry conserve and rhubarb crumble. Concentrated fruit, fine mousse and enduring freshness deliver...

2016

RobertsonSouth Africa

Bon Courage

My wines

Brioche, pear and grilled pineapple open onto nectarine and peach, carried by vibrant mousse and tart, pithy freshness. Airy yet juicy, this is easygoing, bright...

2020

ElginSouth Africa

Boschendal

My wines

Golden apple, toasted hazelnut and brioche are wrapped in honey, butterscotch and candied lemon peel. Evolved, salty and intense, finishing on fir honey bitterness and...

2011

Walker BaySouth Africa

Domaine Des Dieux

My wines

Pure and compact, offering white flower, yellow plum and apple with blanched almond and marzipan. Juicy yet tight-knit, its pithy grapefruit freshness and gentle honeyed...

2021

RobertsonSouth Africa

Paul René

My wines

A joyfully generous sweeter style, brimming with candied peach, ripe citrus and lemon bon bon. Juicy stone fruits, foamy mousse and a pithy citrus spine...

2020

RobertsonSouth Africa

Paul René

My wines

Rounded and gentle, with red apple, quince, ripe pear and white plum, plus a touch of honeyed toast. Creamy mousse, subtle salinity and svelte elegance...

2020

Western CapeSouth Africa

Pieter Ferreira

My wines

Leesy and appetising, layering pastry dough, buttered sourdough and popcorn over Golden Delicious apple, pear and lemon. Vigorous yet svelte, with fine mousse, pithy freshness...

2020

StellenboschSouth Africa

Simonsig

My wines

Delicate strawberry, orange zest and Pecorino savour meet flinty pastry notes. Lively bubbles, cranberry brightness and creamy roundness bring freshness, charm and a persistent, lightly...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Quoin Rock

My wines

No expense has been spared in the creation of this prestige cuvée by winemaker Danielle Coetsee. This blanc de blancs utilises premium fruit from the...

2012

ElginSouth Africa

Boschendal

My wines

Under the ownership of Ukrainian expat Vitaly Gaiduk since 2012, Quoin Rock buys Chardonnay from coastal Agulhas and Pinot Noir from Elgin to create the...

2015

Western CapeSouth Africa

Quoin Rock

My wines

Exuberantly evolved, full of coffee bean, buttered toast and biscuit, then honey, truffle and orchard fruit. Rich, earthy and savoury, lifted by gentle mousse and...

2013

RobertsonSouth Africa

Bon Courage

My wines

Honeycomb, toasted hazelnut and brioche lead into Russet apple, pear and tarte tatin. Broad, bright and energetic, combining muscular fruit, fine bubbles and a long,...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Graham Beck

My wines

Elegant and quietly complex, showing nutty reduction, toast, apple and truffled mushroom. Soft, fine mousse and crisp citrus bring charm, poise and an irresistibly savoury,...

2017

Western CapeSouth Africa

Graham Beck

My wines

A classic blanc de blancs, marrying white flower, white peach and lemon with chalk, green tea and shortcrust. Light, steely and pillowy, finishing cool, pure...

2022

RobertsonSouth Africa

De Wetshof

My wines

Ripe apple, peach skin and citrus brioche glide through a refined, nutty style. Gentle reduction, fine mousse and salty freshness bring concentration, purity and a...

2020

RobertsonSouth Africa

Graham Beck

My wines

Butter, lemon zest and raw macadamia open warmly, followed by stone fruit, frangipane and shortcrust. Creamy yet lithe, with exemplary mousse, salty lift and a...

2018

FranschhoekSouth Africa

La Bri

My wines

Crumbled biscuit, yellow apple and pithy lemon mingle with blanched almond and lees. Chalky energy and a shy salty note carry this poised, savoury style...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Pieter Ferreira

My wines

Golden apple, pear and greengage meet hazelnut, shortbread and a touch of honey. Smooth, creamy and savoury, with elegant bubbles, citrus brightness and a long,...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Steenberg

My wines

Toasty red fruit, honeycomb and warm baguette unfold into red apple, cherry and caramelised plum. Rounded mousse, salted-popcorn richness and bright freshness drive a savoury,...

2016

Cape South CoastSouth Africa

Domaine Des Dieux

My wines

Gentle evolution brings strawberry jam, red cherry and flaky pastry, with truffle and nutty depth. Bone-dry, chalky and finely cushioned, this is taut, expressive and...

2017

Western CapeSouth Africa

Pieter Ferreira

My wines

Delicate and buoyant, offering peach puree, citrus and puff pastry, touched by truffle and oyster shell. Very fine mousse and tender salinity keep it bright,...

2020

PaarlSouth Africa

BabylonstorenSimonsberg-Paarl

My wines

Coffee bean, smoke and truffle set the tone, ahead of grilled pear, crème caramel and butterscotch popcorn. Rounded and outspoken, yet bright and delicious, with...

2016

RobertsonSouth Africa

Bon Courage

My wines

Golden apple and tarte tatin flow through a honeyed, gently smoky style, layered with maple syrup, rye bread and white pepper. Rounded, savoury and effortlessly...

2017

Cape South CoastSouth Africa

Domaine Des Dieux

My wines

Golden apple, ripe lemon and white flower meet orange blossom, macadamia and warm baguette. Generous yet steely, with fine mousse, pithy citrus drive and a...

2021

Western CapeSouth Africa

Klein Constantia

My wines

Honeyed and gently oxidative, showing butterscotch, honeysuckle, peach and golden apple. Broad yet breezy, its smooth mousse, nutty depth and wet-stone tang make for a...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Laborie

My wines

Golden apple, salted caramel and truffle open into a rich, savoury palate marked by walnut skin, orchard fruit and bright salt-edged freshness. Generous, complex and...

2017

Cape TownSouth Africa

Mudita

My wines

Smoky and toasty, with gunflint, smoked almond and hot cross bun over strawberry conserve and rhubarb crumble. Concentrated fruit, fine mousse and enduring freshness deliver...

2016

RobertsonSouth Africa

Bon Courage

My wines

Brioche, pear and grilled pineapple open onto nectarine and peach, carried by vibrant mousse and tart, pithy freshness. Airy yet juicy, this is easygoing, bright...

2020

ElginSouth Africa

Boschendal

My wines

Golden apple, toasted hazelnut and brioche are wrapped in honey, butterscotch and candied lemon peel. Evolved, salty and intense, finishing on fir honey bitterness and...

2011

Walker BaySouth Africa

Domaine Des Dieux

My wines

Pure and compact, offering white flower, yellow plum and apple with blanched almond and marzipan. Juicy yet tight-knit, its pithy grapefruit freshness and gentle honeyed...

2021

RobertsonSouth Africa

Paul René

My wines

A joyfully generous sweeter style, brimming with candied peach, ripe citrus and lemon bon bon. Juicy stone fruits, foamy mousse and a pithy citrus spine...

2020

RobertsonSouth Africa

Paul René

My wines

Rounded and gentle, with red apple, quince, ripe pear and white plum, plus a touch of honeyed toast. Creamy mousse, subtle salinity and svelte elegance...

2020

Western CapeSouth Africa

Pieter Ferreira

My wines

Leesy and appetising, layering pastry dough, buttered sourdough and popcorn over Golden Delicious apple, pear and lemon. Vigorous yet svelte, with fine mousse, pithy freshness...

2020

StellenboschSouth Africa

Simonsig

My wines

Delicate strawberry, orange zest and Pecorino savour meet flinty pastry notes. Lively bubbles, cranberry brightness and creamy roundness bring freshness, charm and a persistent, lightly...

2019

Western CapeSouth Africa

Quoin Rock