De Kleine Wijn Koöp is back with a fresh cast of characters — wines as wild, witty, and wonderfully expressive as the stories behind them. From their new home in the Witzenberg Mountains, Wynand and Anya Grobler continue to redefine what small-batch, artisanal South African wine can be.
Meet the new creatures: Kreatuur Cinravédre 2023, Die Posman Grenache Blanc 2024, and Kreatuur Grengrivecat 2024 — esoteric, eclectic, and pure De Kleine magic. As always, we’re thrilled to bring you the kind of below-the-radar Cape discoveries that make Museum Wines the UK’s specialist in South African excellence.
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94 Points – Greg Sherwood MW
“The Cinravédre cuvee is a red blend of 50% Shiraz, 30% Grenache, 12% Cinsault and 8% Carignan grown on Granite and Schist soils that was vinified and aged in various sizes of old French oak from 225 litre to 2000 litre foudres, and several sizes in between as well as a few concrete eggs for 14 months. The aromatics are wonderfully expressive showing a fine mix of potpourri perfume, dried herbs and sweet lilac over notions of crushed red currants, smoky black cherries and dusty crushed granite. Delightfully plush, fleshy and full in the mouth, the tannins are sweet and silky, coating the mouth alongside sweet brambly black and red berry fruits, bay leaf spice, dried herbs and a sweet sappy cedary wood spice complexity on the finish. Long, generous and accessible on the palate, this is a very well-crafted expression Southern Rhone style red blend with a subtle sweet sour tangy acidity on the long fruit forward finish. Drink now to 2030+.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
94 Points – Greg Sherwood MW
“Grapes for The Postman Grenache Blanc 2024 were sourced from a vineyard planted in the early 2000s on the Riebeekberg, made with 50% fermentation in older 500-litre oak and 50% in stainless steel tanks, before maturation lasting nine months. This deliciously seductive Grenache Blanc boast a pale crystalline canary yellow brightness accompanied by intricate, complex aromatics of lemon and lime peel, lemon grass, wet stone minerality with a delicate kiss of white flowers, leesy lemon biscuits and white peaches drizzled in honey. Coming from Schist and Granitic soils, the palate packs an impressive intensity with a pithy yellow citrus, tart green apple and white peach fruit concentration. Also delicately flinty and stony, the wet river pebble mineral notes marry well with the wine’s tart bright crystalline fruit persistence, making for another very serious white wine from this winery. Drink now to enjoy its overt vivacity or over the next 3 to 5 years as it puts on a little more leesy, savoury complexity.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
A great concentration of fruit flavours on the nose that follows through with nectarine, pear, melon and litchi flavours on the palate. Fresh, vibrant and textured with weighted density that finishes with elegance and freshness.
