Kloof Street - 2014 Swartland Rouge (Syrah+) - Swartland, South Africa We were hooked

We were hooked

Organic certification of their long-held pratices comes this year to these highly prized south-facing vineyards

now that Beaujolais has become so deservedly fashionable

not that it applies in this case

Her Mourvedre is far from the traditional Southern French or Spanish versions that have a gamey

Kloof Street - 2014 Swartland Rouge (Syrah+) - Swartland, South Africa We were hookedThe precise blend of Rhne grapes changes year to year but is always based on Syrah and is the most similar I have found to fine, aged Northern Rhne of any wine in this price category. Andrea Mullineux, from the Bay Area, is the winemaker and husband Chris Mullineux, from South Africa, is the viticulturist. Andrea was named the 2016 Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast, and their Mullineux wines command an appropriately lofty price tag. Their Kloof