A wonderfully juicy Stellenbosch red made from Gamay, the Beaujolais grape. The word ‘juicy’ can sometimes be used as a euphemism to mean ‘eye-wateringly acidic’, just like ‘powerful’ can mean borderline flammable or ‘flinty’ can mean the fruit has left the building, but I’m using ‘juicy’ in its rightful sense here, to mean succulently tangy. There’s a whole punnet of strawberries in this wine, a little smoky cherry and the moreish quality of tangerines (I don’t know about you, but I can get through a string bag full of them in a single sitting). This is a great wine for parties, picnics and barbecues, with its soft tannins and a relatively low alcohol content of 12.5% abv. Screwcap. Drink now-2029.

Press reviews:

Jamie Goode: “So fresh and direct with red cherry, raspberry and black pepper, and even some redcurrant. There’s a really creamy, smooth mid-palate with ripe fruit and then a nice focused finish. Subtle green hints here. Beautiful. ” 94 points

JancisRobinson.com: “It is, quite frankly, an utterly scrumptious wine. You could sum it up entirely in those four last words alone. Cranberries and pepper. The darting energy of a robin redbreast, tannins like tiny feathers, the brightness and purity of birdsong. It's gloriously glou-glou, but not at all simple. There is real length, depth and texture here, all through the melody of fruit. VERY GOOD VALUE (TC). Drink now-2027.” 17 points