THIS MONTH’S WINNING

SA’S TOP WINE PICKS Our panel’s TOP PICKS this month and a listing of the club selections

Flagstone Dark Horse Shiraz 2015 Reserve Club The complexity on the nose flows over to the palate. The wine is big and round on entry with smooth and silky tannins that show well even though the wine is still young. Nice fruit on the back palate combined with a well-balanced acidity that is responsible for a lingering finish and rounds off a perfectly balanced wine. PAIRING: Kudu fillet with couscous and a red wine reduction. Flagstone Dark Horse Shiraz 2015 The complexity on the nose flows over

Morgenster Tosca 2012 Wine-of-the-Month Club Typical Sangiovese warmth and elegance with silky tannins and elegant structure ensure that this wine, which

Platinum Club • Saxenburg Private Collection Shiraz 2008 R729 • Flagstone Music Room Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 R289 • The High Road Director’s Reserve 2015 R469 • Rijk’s Pinotage Reserve 2015 R469 • Wildekrans Chenin Blanc Barrel Select 2018 R369 • Neil Ellis Amica Wooded Sauvignon Blanc 2017 R250

Reserve Club • Hillcrest Saartjie Cabernet Franc 2018 R224 • Wildekrans Pinotage Barrel Select 2016 R449 • Neil Ellis Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 R180 • Flagstone Dark Horse Shiraz 2015 R275 • Stellenrust 54 Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2018 R236 • DeMorgenzon Maestro White 2016 R225

is still in its infancy, will offer great pleasure in years to come. It is worth giving it time to mature in the bottle to experience its full array of tertiary notes. PAIRING: Caprese and other salads, hearty savoury risottos, light lunches and hard cheeses. is still in its infancy, will offer great

Bruce Jack Reserve Pinotage 2018 Best Value Club Black cherry, plum, dark chocolate and spice on the nose introduce an explosion of black forest fruit on the palate, framed in chocolatey, toasty oak. PAIRING: Sushi and sashimi, as well as smoked duck and pulled pork dishes. Wine-of-the-Month Club • Strandveld Syrah 2017 R185 • Nitida Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 R149 • Morgenster Tosca 2012 R150 • Yonder Hill Inanda 2015 R185 • Ayama Leopard Spot 2019 R129 • Lomond Pincushion Sauvignon Blanc 2016 R149 • Bruce Jack Reserve Chardonnay 2019 • Doran L’Alliance 2017 R145 • Swartland Winemaker’s Collection Bouquet 2018 R69 • Balance Natural Sweet White NV R69 • Zandvliet Muscat de Frontignan 2018 R89

Best Value Club • Niel Joubert Porcini Merlot 2017 R109 • Simonsig Mr Borio Shiraz 2017 R105 • Bruce Jack Reserve Pinotage 2018 • Boland One Formation SGV 2016 R119 • Strydom Freshman Sauvignon Blanc 2019 R89 • Kumusha White 2017 R89 • De Wet Chardonnay 2019 R89 • Perdeberg Vineyard Collection Grenache Blanc 2019 R95 • Zandvliet Muscat de Frontignan 2018 R89 • Balance Natural Sweet White NV R69 • Swartland Winemaker’s Collection Bouquet 2018 R69