The festive season has officially uncorked, and with it comes the joyful rush of gatherings, gifting, and toasts that seem to multiply by the day. To make stocking up effortless, we’ve created a series of Festive Six bundles — curated selections of wines we genuinely love and trust to elevate every December moment.
These aren’t prescriptive packs; they’re simply our professional favourites, designed to inspire your half-case choices while reminding you that any 6 bottles you choose qualify for 10% off. Think of them as your shortcut to a well-curated wine rack without the decision fatigue.
We’re kicking off with a collection that covers every festive scenario: a sparkling start with Van Hunks Sparkling Chenin Blanc NV, elegant whites in the form of Kara-Tara Chardonnay 2023 and Orpheus & the Raven Old Bush Vine Chenin 2024, and a trio of standout reds — Overgaauw Merlot 2022, Stark-Condé Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, and Swerwer Shiraz 2021.
A bundle of brilliance to carry you through the celebrations.
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This very ‘moreish’ sparkling Chenin Blanc has a radiant straw-yellow hue with a glimmer of green on the edges, and is accompanied by a cascade of lively, fine bubbles that beckon to your senses. The enchanting ripe stone fruit bouquet of peach, apricot, and crisp pear mingle harmoniously with a subtle allure; to showcase the wine’s elegance and complexity. Crisp and vibrant notes of fresh apple and juicy pear flirts on the tongue and is balanced by a delightful minerality that adds finesse. Drink on release and over the next 10+ years.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
5 Platter’s Stars | 93+ Points – Greg Sherwood MW | 16.5 Points – Jancis Robinson MW
“This classy 2023 Chardonnay was fermented and matured for 9 months in older French oak barriques and with a cool, lean 12.5% alcohol, the wine shows a decidedly taut, steely, mineral European-leaning styling. The aromatics show grated lemon peel, white each, dried herbs and intense wet stone granitic minerality. In the mouth, the wine is restrained and incredibly subtle, tightly wound and beautifully fresh with layers of lemon and lime, lemon grass, pineapple and tart green apple with a delicate dusting of leesy, mealy savoury complexity on the finish. Beautifully sleek, cool and restrained, this classy wine still packs a lot of punch while retaining a real sense of minerality. Drink on release and over the next 3 to 6 years.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
The Overgaauw Merlot is still made in its original ’Cape Claret’ style. David selects certain pockets within
the vineyard that shows great fruit concentration and reflects the uniqueness of Overgaauw’s Merlot. It is
a well-structured, medium-bodied wine with a rich combination of sumptuous black cherry fruit, hints of cocoa powder and elegant spicy oak notes. The fine but firm tannins are complemented by a mouth-filling fruity and lingering complexity. While this Merlot can be enjoyed now, it invites another 7 years in the bottle when it should reveal a pleasant surprise to those with patience. Decant this wine 30 minutes prior for optimum enjoyment.
96 Points – Decanter | 96 Points – Greg Sherwood MW
“Undoubtedly one of the best value for money premium Cabernet Sauvignon s produced in the Cape, the highly anticipated 2021 vintage has finally landed and what a beauty it truly is. Dense, dark, and opaque in the glass, this vibrant vintage boasts incredibly lifted, perfumed aromatics packed full of rose petals, violets, potpourri, baking herbs and dried bay leaves, before plush intense notes of saline creme de cassis, graphite, cherry pipe tobacco and iodine hints emerge. On the palate, there is an incredibly sensual, creamy soft textured mouthfeel full of juicy blueberries, black cherries and tart black currant with fine, supple, pliable tannins beautifully framed and enlivened by a juicy, electric mouthwatering acidity. The weightless concentration of black and blue fruits is mesmerising, revealing a fine boned, seductive minerality and a long, pure, fresh berry fruited finish. This wine is simply knock out beautiful, so moreish, so mouthwatering, and so incredibly drinkable now but will of course age effortlessly for 10+ years with its perfect balance of extract and freshness. Wow! What an unbelievable value offering.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
96 Points – Greg Sherwood MW | 17 Points- Jancis Robinson MW
“The Swartland is a warm, dry grape growing environment which makes this beautiful new release Shiraz 2021 from Jasper Wickens all the more remarkable. A bright vibrant ruby red colour, the expressive aromatics simply burst out of the glass, teasing the senses with incredibly intense, pure floral aromatics of violets, cherry blossom and rose petals that melt into pristine notes of sweet red cherries, tart red plums together with hints of cranberry and wild strawberry. The subtle notions of white pepper and salty red liquorice follow to the exquisitely elegant tight-knit palate that displays wonderful freshness and energy, drawing on the cooler vintage conditions of 2021 to offer up such impressive purity and precision matched by a deft pinpoint structure. The finish is delightfully cool, mineral and restrained delivering a deliciously focused raspberry and cherry fruited saline persistence that will definitely lure you back again and again for another sip. A truly noteworthy expression of Swerwer Shiraz. Drink on release and over the next 6 to 8+ years.”- Greg Sherwood MW. Drink on release and over the next 10+ years.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
