Cape Blends

Kanonkop Kadette 2008 – Stellenbosch   JP 3.5 star
45% Pinotage | 29% Cabernet Sauvignon | 17% Merlot | 9% Cabernet Franc
Full bodied with ripe, sweet banana ad berry flavours. Good complexity with soft grape tannins and long dry finish.

Raka Figurehead 2007 – Klein Rivier   JP 4.5 star
39% Cabernet Sauvignon | 27% Merlot | 4% Pinotage | 13% Cabernet Franc | 1% Malbec | 6% Petit Verdot
2009 Michelangelo Int. Wine Awards Silver
Meaty and muscular, firm fleshed with soft sweet centre threaded through ripe tannins and warm spice sprinkle. Raspberry and sun-dried tomatoes on the nose with warm spice coming through on the palate.

Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2004 – Stellenbosch   JP 5 star
50% Cabernet Sauvignon | 35% Pinotage | 15% Merlot
2009 Tri-Nations Wine Competition Gold. 2009 Decanter World Wine Awards Gold.
2008 Veritas Silver. 2009 Michelangelo Int. Wine Awards Gold. 2008 Top Ratings–SA
Wine Classifications. 2009 Int. Wine & Spirit Competition Gold- Best in its Class.
Densely layered fruit enfolds tightly woven tannins and spicy oak, creating a rich texture mouthful of chocolate mousse and roasted almonds flavours.

Unusual Blends with Shiraz

The River Garden 2008/2009 – Stellenbosch    JP 2.5 star
50% Shiraz | 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 SAA Wine List Select.
Soft hints of spice and vanilla well supported by red berry fruits, pleasing taste, supported by lingering vanilla and red fruit flavours.

Creation 2007/2008 – Walker Bay    JP 3 star
80% Syrah | 20% Grenache
2009 Veritas Silver
Alluring aromas of ripe black olive, elegantly complimented by whiffs of pepper. Full bodied with intense flavours of ripe plum, red and black berries, black pepper and smoky Syrah characteristics.

Alto Rouge 2007/2008 – Stellenbosch   JP 4 star
45% Merlot | 25% Cabernet Sauvignon | 15% Cabernet Franc | 15% Shiraz
2009 Veritas Silver
Powerful berry fruit and cigar box nose followed by appealing blackberry, tobacco, chocolate, vanilla and toast flavours, with a good tannic structure.

Boekenhoutskloof Chocolate Block 2008 – Franschoek   JP 4 star
69% Syrah | 12% Grenache | 10% Cabernet Sauvignon | 7% Cinsault | 2% Viognier
Typical Malmesbury Syrah flavours on the nose with intense spicy notes which are supported by ripe plum, black fruit and violet aromas. Upon decantering the wine exhibits flavours of Bourneville cocoa.

Adoro Naudé Red Blend 2005 – Western Cape  JP 4 star
78% Shiraz | 19.5% Merlot | 2.5% Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Michelangelo Int. Wine Awards Silver.
The nose is of blackcurrant, ripe cherry and subtle cigar box flavours. The Merlot brings out the ripe cherry flavours, the Shiraz the pepper and cigar box.

Lourensford 2007/2008
97% Shiraz | 3% Viognier
This wine is for export only. Villa Bianca is fortunate to obtain a consignment stock direct from the estate.
Good intensity, smoky, charry, spicy notes, fragrant of oak and pure fruit along with dried orange peel intensity from the Viognier.

JP –John Platter SA Wine Guide Rating (max 5 star)