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Kendall-Jackson
2021 Sable Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay
88 Points Stacy Briscoe, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

An overall balanced Chardonnay with simple notes of vanilla, yellow apple, peach, nectarine, cherry blossom along with yogurt and fresh-baked bread. This medium-to-full bodied Chardonnay maintains a rich and round mouthfeel, constructed from both the ripe nature of the fruits and the elevated (15%) alcohol.

Kendall-Jackson
2021 Grand Reserve Chardonnay
88 Points Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Honeydew melon and tangerine juice aromas make for a lively nose on this bottling. The palate picks up a tropical tone, offering lychee and ripe pear, with a toasted nut kick on the finish.

La Crema
2021 Pinot Noir Monterey
87 Points James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

Shows lightly mulled strawberry and raspberry fruit flavors, which mingle with a savory twinge on the open-knit finish. Drink now. 100,000 cases made.

Cambria
2021 Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir
87 Points James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

Gentle, with dried rose petal, strawberry and blood orange notes infused with a savory accent. Drink now through 2024. 25,000 cases made.

Kendall-Jackson
2021 Vintner's Reserve Zinfandel
87 Points Stacy Briscoe, Wine Enthusiast Magazine Best Buy

A simple Zin that incorporates a bit of Petite Sirah in the mix and offers straight-forward notes of blackberry, black cherry, raisin, licorice, chocolate, prune and date.

Kendall-Jackson
2021 Grand Reserve Pinot Noir
87 Points Stacy Briscoe, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

A simple, straightforward Pinot Noir with notes of red cherry, vanilla, licorice, toasted wood, clove and cinnamon spice

Capensis
2019 Fljnbosch Chardonnay
96 Points Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com

Fine, crystalline and juicy. Energetic, with pear, pineapple and lemon fruit, showing such focus, and amazing energy and precision. There’s a core of pure lemony fruit and a touch of pithiness, with some nice structure. Great focus and purity here: really alive.

Hartford
2021 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
94 Points Tim Fish, Wine Spectator

Vibrant and handsomely structured, this red offers expressive raspberry and cherry flavors, highlighted by roasted sage and cracked pepper as this builds richness toward fine-grained tannins.

Capensis
2013 Chardonnay
93 Points Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com

This has developed beautifully with lovely toast, marzipan and butterscotch notes as well as some bread and spice. There’s a richness here with some citrus and peach fruit, as well as nice acidity. Lovely complexity.

Hartford
2021 Dina's Vineyard Zinfandel
95 Points Tim Fish, Wine Spectator

A Zinfandel with detail and dimension, this red offers brambly yet refined raspberry and cherry flavors highlighted by roasted sage and cracked pepper. Ends with polished tannins. Drink now through 2033. From California.

Hartford
2021 Highwire Vineyard Zinfandel
94 Points Tim Fish, Wine Spectator

Sleek and racy, with briary wild berry, licorice and brown baking spice flavors that build richness and structure toward polished tannins.

Hartford
2021 Old Vine Zinfandel
93 Points Tim Fish, Wine Spectator

Brambly and vibrant yet elegantly structured, with detailed blueberry and raspberry flavors accented by mineral, sandalwood and pepper notes that build toward zesty tannins. Drink now through 2032.

Hartford
2021 Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel
93 Points Tim Fish, Wine Spectator

Broad-shouldered and potent yet polished, with deeply structured blackberry and raspberry flavors accented by fresh sage and green peppercorn. Drink now through 2032.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2020 Ironheart Shiraz
95 Points Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion

Hand picked and fermented in open-tops replete with 30% whole berries, albeit, no bunches; 21 days on skins. Blackcurrant, raspberry, mint, anise and lilac. No aggressive punch downs or pump overs. This is a refined wine boasting a meander of sinewy tannins, like a songline across the palate. It doesn't play any cards not dealt, the inherent freshness derived from organic principles and impeccable fruit quality, glimpsing a southern Rhône-style, despite the variety.

Capensis
2018 Fijnbosch Chardonnay
95 Points Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com

This is solely from the Banghoek property. Lovely intensity here, showing real complexity with nuts, spice, aniseed and a great acid line. There’s a remarkable focus to this wine, which is very stylish and incisive

Capensis
2018 Chardonnay
95 Points Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com

Very expressive, fresh and taut with lovely almond and pear notes, some green apple and lovely intensity. Pineapple, peach and lime in the mix. There’s keen acidity and also quite a bit of complexity. Taut and focused with great precision.

Capensis
2019 Chardonnay
95 Points Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com

Lively, intense and complex with bright pear and white peach fruit, as well as some subtle toasty richness. Finely spiced with hints of marzipan and toast. This has richness but also precision. Very fine and expressive.

Capensis
2020 Silene Chardonnay
94 Points Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com

Lime and citrus, with nice intensity and notes of pineapple and pear adding richness. This has crystalline fruit with good acidity, and fine precision and focus, showing layers of flavour. Powerful and intense.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2021 Ovitelli Grenache
96 Points Cassandra Charlick, Wine Pilot

Seventy six year old vines, fermented in 675L ceramic eggs and on skins for 133 days. No oak, matured for 13 months. There’s no question that Grenache is having a moment, and rightly so. This oh so svelte expression of the variety is everything one looks for in the glass. Textural, perfumed and constantly shifting in the mouth. There are plenty of pert red fruits, as one would expect; cranberry, just ripe raspberry and sour cherry. Crushed pink rose petals and rosehip oil, a whiff of green peppercorns and a fine, crunchy line of granite and quartz. Tannins as fine as crushed, powdery glass which in another lifetime might have formed a looking glass of clarity and definition, much like the finished product here. This wine takes one last turn with a savoury finish, not a chewy and dense meatiness, more so the lightness and melt in your mouth finesse of thinly sliced coppa. Impeccable length, long taught acid and rippled with tension. A wine to sip at the bar with limbs outstretched and grace aplomb.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2021 Ovitelli Blanc
93 Points Cassandra Charlick, Wine Pilot

Drink now to 2028. A unique blend of white grapes from the Southern Rhône, 73% Grenache Blanc, 27% Roussanne. Certified organic and biodynamic, 43% of the final blend skin contacted. A frivolous nose filled with ripe stone fruit, white pepper, ginger, warming spices and armfuls of florals (peonies to be precise) mingled with a bright note of citrus peel. There’s a lovely wet stone freshness of minerality, and the palate is curvaceous and indulgently mouth filling. There’s a fullness and fatness, without the oiliness that some Rhône whites can deliver. It’s a clever wine, and one that delivers on all dimensions. Ripe stone fruit manoeuvres around a wet stone minerality, with a lift of crushed lemon tree leaves, a hint of ginger and a green almond bitterness. Texture, rounded and mature phenolics, and uplifting acidity. A wine of class and curves, no crass.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2021 King's Wood Shiraz
92 Points Cassandra Charlick, Wine Pilot

Drink now - 2038. Certified Organic/Biodynamic with ‘Australian Certified Organic’. 20% whole bunch, 30% whole berry and 50% crushed. Beautiful deep inky hues of ruby edging into purple. A punchy nose, full of classic peppery tones, and fermented sausage (hello 'Nduja), yet with a lifted elegance fuelled by jewel-like red fruits and an earthy, cedary spice. The palate hasn’t quite pulled together at the same pace as the nose. Acid is fresh, fruit is dense and powerful, and the French oak is elegant and makes its presence known. This is a wine determined to make an impact, and it delivers. Tannins are loosely woven and ropey, a muddle of damson and red plum sways with star anise. Give this a few years in the cellar and let those tannins soften. Decant if you can’t hold off.

Giant Steps
2022 Applejack Vineyard Chardonnay
96 Points Aaron Brasher, The Real Review, AUS

Lifted aromas of melon skin, grapefruit pith, wet stone, nougat, struck flint and just-ripe nectarine. Really complex. Fine and focused flavours of white stone fruit, citrus, minerals and nutty oak. Long and layered, it unfolds on the palate and acidity is pin-point. Very smart gear

Giant Steps
2022 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
95 Points Aaron Brasher, The Real Review, AUS

Complex aromas of wet stone, struck match, just-ripe nectarine, white flowers and melon skin: there’s a whole lot going on here. Fine, textured, mouth-filling and layered with stone fruit, grapefruit pith, minerals, nuts and talc. Long, layered and very complex with punchy acidity and a nice lick of phenolic grip.

Hickinbotham
2021 The Peake Cabernet Shiraz
97 Points Huon Hooke, The Real Review, AUS

Dense, concentrated colour and a bouquet that suggests briars and tar/bitumen, with multiple herbs, blackberry and black cherry beneath, the palate loaded with mouth-coating tannins that complement the rich flavours. Traces of underbrush and a smidgin of tomato-bush. A big, solid, concentrated wine of long-term potential. Drink: 2026–2046

Hickinbotham
2021 Brooks Road Shiraz
96 Points Aaron Brasher, The Real Review, AUS

Impressively youthful, dark and deep in the glass. Evocative aromas of mulberry, dark cherry, dried herbs, anise, cola, mocha and sweet spice. Really exotic and lifted. Flavours are full, dense, dark and powerful, lashings of dark fruits, spice and nutty oak. There’s firm, shapely tannins and punchy acidity ensuring the plush fruit is kept under control. Long, textured and delicious. Drink: 2023–2038