Wine Spectator
"90 pts ... Bright and jazzy, shooting sparks of passion fruit and gooseberry flavor as this zings across the palate. There's enough silky texture to pull it all together, the finish lingering well."

Winemaker's Notes
"This is an intense Sauvignon Blanc with a powerful passionfruit and blackcurrant spectrum and an underlying mineral tone. The palate is intensely concentrated and full with a long, lingering finish. 13% alc."

Wine Spectator
"88 pts ... A light and tangy white, with orange peel overtones to the pineapple and caramel flavors, hinting at lime as the finish lingers." --06/10

Winemaker's Notes
"Clear and bright with pale green and straw highlights. Fragrant and intense with passion fruit, grapefruit and lime on the nose. An excellent balance between crisp acidity and concentration with a long, clean finish."

Technical Notes
"Once picked, the fruit was minimally handled to preserve its quality. It was pressed and transferred to temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks for 48 hours of cold soak. The juice underwent a cold fermentation, lasting 10-14 days with selected yeasts to maintain and enhance the cool-climate character of the wine. It did not undergo malolactic fermentation. The wine was bottled October 2009. 13% alc."

Stephen Tanzer
"91 pts ... Bright straw. Pungent, spicy herbal, mineral and citrus aromas, plus a hint of anise. Limeade and pink grapefruit on the palate, with white pepper and bitter quinine notes adding vivacity. Firm, sharply focused and pure on the finish, with the lime note repeating. This uncompromising style will be too severe for some, but fans of truly dry wines will love it." --07/09

Winemaker's Notes
"Initial grassy note to the aroma. More classic Hunter lime and cutgrass in the background. Low 'weight' mouth feel but great lemongrass flavours and citrus acidity. The alcohol is in fact sitting on 10% which is one of the lower levels of recent years. The natural acidity and clean crisp flavours makes this a perfect fresh Semillon. Enjoy with Asian Food and any seafood, especially fresh shucked oysters. 10% alc."

Winemaker's Notes
"In'Ka Carmenere is a deep red wine with aromas of berries and spice, flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate and leather with subtle nuances of earth and tobacco. 14% alc."

Winemaker's Notes
"Opaque core with a dark garnet coloured rim. A complex array of fruit; blackberry, blueberry and plum; dried herbs; such as thyme; and spice in the form of aniseed, with hints of earth and camphor. Equally as complex on the palate, yet meshed by savoury tannins and balanced acidity. Very long. "

Technical Notes
"64% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 7% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot. Aged 20 months in French oak, 20% new. Best with rich red meat and game dishes. Cellar up to ten years from vintage. 14.2% alc."

Wine Spectator
"91 pts ... Gorgeous and pure, displaying blueberry, raspberry and boysenberry fruit that is well-harnessed by cocoa powder, red licorice and mineral notes. Nice fresh acidity carries the racy finish. " --07/10

Winemaker's Notes
"This stunning Syrah boasts beautiful aromas of blackberry, black cherry, raspberry, and pepper that follow through on the lengthy palate. Well-integrated tannins and seductive hints of mocha, earth, and spice add to the complexity of this eponymous bottling from Thelema winemaker Rudi Schultz."

Technical Notes
"The grapes were de-stemmed, hand sorted, crushed, and pumped into stainless steel tanks, where they were cold soaked for 24 hours. The must was then inoculated with native Rhône yeasts, and it fermented for 6 days with regular pumpovers. The wine was left on the skins for an additional five days before pressing. It was then racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation and aging. Wood aging: 20 months in 225 liter French oak barrels (50% new, 25% second fill, 25% third fill). RS: 2.3 g/l pH: 3.74 TA: 5.6 g/l Alcohol: 15%"

Wine Spectator
"92 pts ... Bright, tangy and elegant, this vibrant wine has grapefruit and pineapple flavors at the fore, picking up apple and spice as the finish lingers effortlessly. Drink now through 2017." --11/09

Winemaker's Notes
"The Estate Chardonnay from this vintage is ripe, rich and beautifully concentrated. The beautiful peach and hazelnut aromas along with the rich silky texture are distinct characteristics that we expect to see from this wine."

Technical Notes
"Hand harvested. Whole-bunch pressed. Indigenous yeast fermentation. 100% barrel fermentation. 100% malo-lactic fermentation. 11 months maturation in barrel. 13.5% alc."

Wine Spectator
"91 pts ... Ripe and polished, with nice density to the black currant and fig fruit, which is layered with bittersweet cocoa, tobacco and black licorice notes. The fleshy, integrated finish has solid length. Drink now through 2010." --05/09

Wine Enthusiast
"93 pts ... 'Editor's Choice' Cedar, blackberry, plum, and dark chocolate aromas and flavors give this poised red blend a mysterious edge. Anise and pepper add a spicy kick, the whole package rolls out in one impressive, rich wave, ending with a spicy finish. An ageable wine with great character and poise. One of South Africa’s best." --03/10

Winemaker's Notes
"An plethora of flavours is introduced upon the approach to this classic Bordeaux styled wine. The almost edible depth created by the dark, intensive color compels you towards further investigation. The nose is characterized by strong ripe, black fruits along with tones of nougat, cherries, liquorice and cedar showcasing a compelling display of dark, ripe elegance. A subtle minerality reminiscence of the Cabernet Sauvignon’s dominance, reminds of hot, river stones. This perfectly balanced melody of fruit, oak and lush ripe tannins ensures another remarkable vintage, which raises the curtain for great longevity. Definitely the phantom of this Opera!"

Technical Notes
"55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Malbec, 15% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Aged in a climatized barrel room (16 degrees Celsius at 80% humidity) for 12 months in 50% new and 50% second fill, 225 Liter Oak barrels. Ninety percent French Oak and Malbec had the benefit of American Oak. 14.5% alc."

Winemaker's Notes
"Reddish purple colour. Intense nose of red and black ripe fruit, with notes of spice bread, liquorice and vanilla. Fleshy and complex on the palate; rounded and well-structured with nice, elegant tannins."

Technical Notes
" The Cabernet Sauvignon comes from an 18-year-old vineyard in Agrelo, a region 1,000 meters in elevation. The vineyard locations for Malbec are from Lulunta at 800 meters elevation, a 40-year-old vineyard and also from Vistalba, at 1150 meters elevation, a 50-year-old vineyard. The grapes are harvested by hand in half-ton bins. They are hand-selected and de-stemmed. After malolactic fermentation, CARO is aged in 60% new French oak barrels for 14 monthss. The wine is racked every 4 months with the final assemblage performed at the first racking. Blending is performed at the moment of the first racking. The wine is purified with stiff egg whites."

Wine Spectator
"90 pts ... Bright and focused, with a lively balance of acidity to the ripe currant and floral flavors, persisting nicely on the finish. Best from 2010 through 2015." --04/09

Wine Enthusiast
"92 pts ... "'Editor's Choice' Amisfield has been on a hot streak, and the 2007 continues that roll. The aromas show wonderfully high-toned cherry fruit, with a slightly herbal element that adds welcome complexity. In the mouth, the wine is full-bodied and richly textured, with its black cherry fruit framed by a hint of vanilla. Long and lush on the finish, this looks to be at its best now and for the next several years." --03/09