A refined cool climate wine with dark fruit, perfume, spice and a silky smooth finish.
" Sweet and tarry and very smooth textured. Jancis Robinson "
Stem code: 13NEW2B
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A Rhone-style blend, it has a delicious savoury edge, spicy, peppery with bright, deep cherry, raspberry fruit and floral violet top notes. Lovely mouth feel the tannins are firm but ripe adding real power to the palate.
" Sweet and tarry and very smooth textured. Seems a little more winery than vineyard but delivers pleasure. Tastes like Boekenhoutskloof's The Chocolate Block of some years ago in a way! 16/20" "
Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com
Newton Johnson Sirah Moorvedruh
This wine is a blend of two grape varieties – Syrah (also know as Shiraz) and Mourvedre The Syrah gives flavours of dark berry fruit, spice and pepper, and the Mourvedre adds delicious savoury characters. A very classy wine.
A Rhone style blend with a delicious savoury edge, spice and pepper with deep cherry raspberry fruit and floral violet top notes. The tannins are tasty and ripe adding real power to the palate.
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Intense
For people who enjoy big, bold wines that really pack a punch. For many who enjoy similar wines it’s a case of the bigger the better!
The Newton Johnson family has been at the heart of Cape winemaking for many years, but only recently took the plunge in setting up its own estate. They are based near the seaside town of Hermanus, an hour and a half's drive out of Cape Town.
The choice of the cool, coastal region of Walker Bay reflects the family’s twin passions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir - as well as giving brothers Bevan and Gordy time to indulge their surfing obsession.
Their decision to also plant some Syrah and Mourvedre in the region may have raised a few eyebrows initially, but their faith has been borne out by the peppery Rhone-like wine that has resulted. It is a far cry from the usual fruit-bomb New World Shiraz, and is all the better for it.
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