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Critics Ratings

'From Jeroboam. Owner/winemaker Craig Wessels wanted to show how well this wine ages. - Deep garnet with brick rim. Plenty of mulchy undergrowth now adding complexity and a sweet richness on the nose. More obviously leafy on the palate. Ageing beautifully and slowly, still rich and harmonious with a bite of freshness on the finish.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Oct 2022)

Previously just with variety name. 13 poised, lively & delicious, after slighter, greener 12 (4*). One of the Cape's more characterful & elegant cabs - properly dry, fresh & under 14% alcohol. Balanced, charming & ripe, though some find it too herbal.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2017, 4.5*

'Craig Wessels is the only person to have made a success of stand alone Cabernet Sauvignon in the Hemel-en-Aarde region, but what a triumph this is. Leafy, herbal. Poised and cassis scented, with finely judged tannins and oak, refreshing acidity and a long, tapering, stony finish.' - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2016, 95/100

'Bright ruby-red. Aromas of currant, boysenberry, spicecake and chocolatey oak. At once sweet and firm, boasting a tight, vibrant yet creamy and seamless core of dark berry and sexy spicy oak flavors. The wine's enticing sweetness carries past the pliant, fine-grained tannins. With its combination of suave mouthfeel and energy, this Cabernet is built to gain in complexity with more time in the cellar, but it's also supple and sweet enough to enjoy now.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 90/100 (March 2017)

'Lovely blackcurrant nose with some cedar and gravel notes. Beautifully perfumed. Fresh, supple, restrained and beautifully drinkable with some sweetness but also lovely purity and a gravelly blackcurrant core. Really delicious and expressive with lovely purity.' - Jamie Goode, 94/100