This shows an attractive licorice snap note that lingers in the background of cassis, black cherry and blueberry notes. It is smooth and silky, with just a slight crunch from the ripe tannins. Drink now. 2,250 cases made, 42 cases imported.??–AZ??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Coastal Region / Stellenbosch / Stellenbosch Select to Add

A solid, gutsy style, with plum sauce and melted black licorice notes pumping through, inlaid with brambly grip and backed by a toasty accent. Drink now through 2019. 3,080 cases made, 224 cases imported.??–JM??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Coastal Region / Stellenbosch / Stellenbosch Select to Add

Direct, with vanilla and plum notes allied to a soft structure. Offers a light toasty echo through the finish. Drink now. 1,400 cases made, 1,100 cases imported.??–JM??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Coastal Region / Stellenbosch / Stellenbosch Select to Add

Offers a beam of plum and black cherry fruit, laced with a light licorice note, revealing a flash of fruitcake through the finish. Drink now. 2,500 cases made, 1,400 cases imported.??–JM??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Coastal Region / Stellenbosch / Stellenbosch Select to Add

Sports a solid, ripe core of cherry and plum paste flavors, coated with a frankly toasty vanilla note that holds sway over the finish. A reliance on toast holds this back overall, as the fruit is there but struggles to push through. Drink now through 2018. 1,400 cases imported.??–JM??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Coastal Region / Stellenbosch / Stellenbosch Select to Add