
The others are Thibault Despagne of Chateau Bel Air, Susana Balbo in Argentina, Etienne Hugel in Alsace, Serge Hochar of Chateau Musar in Lebanon and Giovanni Manetti of Fontodi Estate in Chianti.
But in pride of place in the centre is this image of Warwick Estate's Mike Ratcliffe.
Warwick' wines currently listed by the Wine Society are their Trilogy bordeaux blend and a specially crafted Cape Blend. Winemaker Louis Nel told me that that for the Wine Society he experimented by adding some Shiraz to the Three Cape Ladies blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage. The Wine Society blend was so succesful that Shiraz then became part of the ever popular Three Cape Ladies.
The Wine Society's Exhibition Cape Blend 2004 (£8.95) is aged in oak for 24 months and is a serious richly textured and fruity wine and very enjoyable now, but I'm keeping some back for aging.

Pictured: the Society's 144 page wine list featuring Mike Ratcliffe on the cover
A friend has recently pointed me in the direction of Pinotage.
ReplyDeleteI have been going for the easy drinkable Tesco range of Ozzie stuff but actually I have realised that I should try to broaden my views.
Thanks for highlighting Pinotage.