Critics Ratings

‘The 2010 The FMC is aged in new 400-liter French barrels and is touched by a little botrytized fruit. It has a quality nose with lemon curd, beeswax and dried pineapple with great focus and poise. The palate is imbued with a sense of exuberance and poise, the acidity counterpoising the apricot, passion fruit and pineapple notes with style. It is very complex and finely tuned, a worthy follow-up to the fabulous 2009. Drink now-2020+’ - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 92/100 (Dec 2012)

‘Always individualistic chenin, spontaneously fermented in all-new oak. 2010 hugely complex, with notes of beeswax, earth & spice to go with yellow fruit. Sweet on entry, smooth texture but then tangy acidity kicks in, finishing long & dry. Home-farm grapes, as next.’ - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2013, 4.5*

‘Full, bright, deep yellow-gold. At once decadent and fresh on the nose, with sexy flavors of dried apricot, peach nectar and spices. Plush, rich and seamless, with a glyceral texture and a considerable botrytis component to the tropical fruit, honey and spice flavors. Brisk acidity hides the wine's moderate sweetness on the very long finish. I'd wait a year or two for more complexity but this is already a beauty.’ – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 91/100 (May 2013)

‘Nicely toasty but well-integrated, with a lovely buttered brioche and toasted macadamia nut frame to the core of creamed melon, fig and pear fruit. The long, lush finish lets in a flicker of honeysuckle. Shows depth and grace. Drink now through 2015.’ – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (Nov 2012)

Provenance

Bergkelder Vinoteque - Stellenbosch