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2022 Berry Bros. & Rudd Swartland Red by The Sadie Family Wines, South Africa
Splurge on the magnificent 2022 Berry Bros Swartland Red by the Sadie family. It’s a wonderfully seductive Syrah with layer after layer of fat, fleshy, spicy incense and bramble fruit.
Jane MacQuitty, The Times (February 2024)
We’re thrilled to work with the legendary Eben Sadie for our Swartland Red, a new addition to our Own Selection. Eben has planted some incredible new vineyards over the last decade. In the future, he’ll use the fruit of these young vines for his own signature wines. But for now, he is working exclusively with us on our Swartland Red and Swartland White.
The precise blend will change from one year to the next; our 2022 Swartland Red is made from 100% Syrah fruit. With pure, freshly picked raspberries on the nose, the palate has deep, fleshy, bramble fruits and gravelly minerality. A delicate umami note lingers on the invigorating finish.
Ready to drink now
Catriona Felstead MW, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (May 2023)
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Hambledon, Classic Cuvée, Sparkling, Hampshire, England
52% Chardonnay, 32% Pinot Noir, and 17 % Pinot Meunier from the 2018 harvest, with tank-aged reserve wines added. Dosage 5.7 g/l.
Hambledon Vineyard has a long and fascinating history. Not only does the village have the reputation as the cradle of cricket, long before Lord’s, it seems, but it is also the location of the first English commercial vineyard, courtesy of the Francophile Sir Guy Salisbury Jones, who developed the vineyards in the early 1950s. After an uneventful hiatus, the vineyard was purchased by Ian Kellett in 1999, and his investments of both patience and capital are now yielding fruit, quite literally, in the form of some of the best-located Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes in the country.
Fruits of the 2011 harvest, with reserve sines added from 2010, this is a most impressive effort, its lees-ageing imparting gentle biscuity notes and adding weight and structure to the first impressions, which recall English orchard fruit, yellow fruits and quince.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
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2021 Leeuwin Estate, Art Series Riesling, Margaret River, AustraliaCrisp, with pure lime leaf and citrus zest aromas. A firm, linear racy acid line lifts the elegant palate that shows concentrated citrus fruits. Refined and delicate palate texture. Great potential for further ageing in the bottle.
Drink now until 2030
Adrian Brice, Fine Wine Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (March 2023) -
2016 Opus One, Napa Valley, California (Magnum)
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One bursts from the glass with ripe blueberries, black cherry jam and cr?me de cassis with hints of violets, dark chocolate, cedar chest and cardamom, plus a touch of charcoal. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the palate delivers layer upon layer of opulent stewed black fruit with amazing tension and firm, ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing long with a whole array of exotic spices coming through.
Drink 2021 - 2055
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate (Feb 2021)2016 Opus One, Napa Valley, California (Magnum)2016 Opus One, Napa Valley, California (Magnum)Bottle Price 150cl $1,413 -
2002 Riesling, Eiswein, Erdener Treppchen, Dr. Loosen, MoselRich and graceful, this '02 eiswein layers its apricot, peach and mineral flavors on a firm structure, leaving the essence of peach and a hint of vanilla on the finish. It ends with a tangy note. Drink now through 2015. 100 cases made.
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2020 Boekenhoutskloof, Syrah, Swartland, South Africa
The lesser known (almost) twin of Porseleinberg – 80%+ of the grapes here are grown by Callie Loux on the famed farm, with the balance coming from next door at Goldmine (another fine source itself). If you were to classify Syrah vineyards in the Cape, these two would be at the very top of the list. Winemaker Gottfried Mocke applies a gentle hand in the cellar, with 60% whole cluster retained adding a delicious smoky bacon note to the soft, black fruit. Silky tannins with just a little bite at the end and lots of soft, spicy fruit. If you’re not lucky enough to be on the allocation list for Porseleinberg, dive in here! This is a Syrah of the highest order.
Drink 2024 - 2040 -
2016 Keermont, Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa
With fine, lifted red and black fruit aromas, this wine still feels incredibly youthful. The palate is soft with ripe hedgerow berry fruit dominating, moving into a sweet red cherry note. The wine is mellow yet still fresh with a mid-weight, Southern Rhône feel to it. With a brilliant twist of spice on the finish, this is really lovely to drink now yet certainly has some time ahead of it yet too.
Drink 2024 - 2028 -
2018 Gusbourne Estate, Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Kent, England
Toasty on the nose with orange zest, blossom, and a hint of burnt sugar. Citrus, melon and steamed rice on the palate, with a brioche depth and an umami undertone. It finishes long and clean with a pinch of white pepper spices on the tip of the tongue.
Drink 2022 - 2027 -
2014 Seña, Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Very deep, dark colour. Rich blackcurrant fruit on the nose, both berry and leaf, no obvious oak on the bouquet, no confection, just a hint of toast. Very good on the palate, serious and savoury, ripe and reminiscent of unsweetened blackcurrant juice, wonderful mouth-feel with crisp acidity and rounded tannins, complexity is provided by a hint of spice in the shape of black pepper notes and a touch of cedar. Long and impressive on the finish. The best Chilean red I can remember tasting.
Chris Pollington, Senior Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd
A lovely depth of colour with flicks of purple in appearance. The nose reveals comforting aromas of ripe blackberries, bramble, and cloves with a gentle herbal character of blackcurrant leaf. Concentrated flavours of red plum, blackberry and mulberry greet the palate which is generously structured with gradually building ripe tannins. Hints of sweet spice and mocha come through and a cleansing acidity wraps the wine up neatly providing balance and freshness towards the long finish. Profound, focussed and with fair depth, this 2014 is proof that Viña Seña are moving in the right direction. Allow a few years in the cellar.
Chris Lamb, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd
2014 Seña, Aconcagua Valley, Chile2014 Seña, Aconcagua Valley, ChileBottle Price 75cl $170 -
2005 Penfolds, St Henri Shiraz, Australia
Showing a beautiful perfume of crushed red and warm black fruits, this wine is ripe but not overly so on the palate. It’s totally beguiling because of its New World flare combined with Old World purity, and really is rather spectacular.
(Simon Staples, BBR Sales & Marketing Director)2005 Penfolds, St Henri Shiraz, Australia2005 Penfolds, St Henri Shiraz, AustraliaBottle Price 75cl $250 -
2021 Danbury Ridge Wine Estate, Pinot Noir, Essex, England
This is a Pinot Noir that I would be happy to drop blind in any Burgundy tasting.
The 2021 Pinot Noir has a lucid colour. This has a superb bouquet, more transparency and complexity than the 2020. Vivid red fruit mixes with a touch of sous-bois and tomato vine. It’s probably my favourite of the Pinots so far. The palate has exquisite balance with slightly edgy tannins, impressive transparency, vivid cranberry and wild strawberry notes, and a sense of symmetry towards the finish. A bottle poured blind in New York showed more red fruit, Gamay-like characteristics.
Drink 2024 - 2034
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (April 2024)
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2022 Berry Bros. & Rudd Swartland White by The Sadie Family Wines, South Africa
We’re delighted to work with the legendary Eben Sadie for our Swartland White, a brand-new wine in our Own Selection. Eben has been planting some wonderful new vineyards over the last 10 years. In the future, he’ll use the grapes from these young vines to produce his own signature wines. For now, though, he is working exclusively with us on our Swartland White and Swartland Red.
The precise blend will change from one vintage to another; our 2022 Swartland White is a blend of Chenin Blanc and Grenache Blanc. The nose is lively, with notes of yellow apple, white flowers and honey. The palate is gorgeous with tart white peach, fine minerality and a hint of tangerine. The finish is fresh and wonderfully pure.
Ready to drink now
Catriona Felstead MW, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (May 2023)