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2017 Anwilka, Stellenbosch, South Africa

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will improve
Neal Martin MW
92/100
Product: 20178015024
2017 Anwilka, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Description

The annual Anwilka release has become a familiar highlight to Berry Bros. & Rudd customers who look forward to this stalwart’s consistency, affability and value – we place Anwilka as one of the wine world’s great bargains!

Pretty much equal parts of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, with Petit Verdot filling out the blend and adding some of it’s hallmark violet and sage, to compliment the abundance of black and blue fruit. There has been a softening of style here over the years. Gone are the very heavily oaked wines of the past, with the creamy vanillin of the 19 months in foudre adding a seasoning element, rather than dominating. There is an awful lot to like here. Capable of ageing for 8+ years, this will also be delicious straight up.

Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager (April 2020)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Body Full Bodied
Producer Anwilka

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 92/100
The 2017 Anwilka was aged for 19 months in 50% new oak (400-liter barrels) and the rest in second-fill. It has a pure, seductive bouquet of boysenberry and cassis fruit, the vanilla-y oak seamlessly integrated and not imposing itself like older vintages of Anwilka. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, and slightly granular in texture, presenting layered black fruit laced with tobacco, allspice and touches of cassis. Very seductive on the finish. This is an almost Napa-like Anwilka that requires 3–4 years in barrel.Drink from 2024 - 2040Neil Martin, Vinous.com (April 2021)
Drink 2024 - 2040
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Apr 2021)

About this wine

Anwilka

Anwilka Vineyard started as a joint venture between Bordeaux’s Bruno Prats, former owner of Ch. Cos d'Estournel, Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, co-proprietor of Ch. Angélus in Bordeaux, and Lowell Jooste of South Africa’s Klein Constantia Estate. Located in the prime red wine region of Helderberg in Stellenbosch, the vineyard was purchased in 1997, and production of Anwilka wines commenced in 2005. In May 2012, Anwilka Vineyards merged with Klein Constantia Estate, having been purchased the previous year by Zdenek Bakala and Charles Harman. The vineyards are run by manager Piet Neethling and the wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz with the addition of Merlot in some vintages, is made by the very personable South African oenologist Jean du Plessis under the guidance of Prats and de Boüard. The philosophy of the owners is simply to spare no cost when it comes to wine quality. Resources are not squandered on lavish gateways and buildings, and the winery feels more like a modern farm outbuilding. The wine is exceptional, with the influence of its Bordeaux mentors clear for all to see.
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