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2019 Anwilka, Stellenbosch, South Africa

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will improve
Anthony Mueller
92/100
Neal Martin MW
89/100
James Suckling
95/100
Product: 20198015024
2019 Anwilka, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Body Full Bodied
Producer Anwilka

Critics reviews

Anthony Mueller 92/100
The 2019 Anwilka is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Syrah. The nose opens with subtle Syrah notes of red peppercorn and smoked meats before moving to dusty red and black fruit aromas. Full-bodied, layered and fresh, the palate reveals the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon, with soft herbal essences, bitter black tea and delicate olive notes. Graphite and pencil shavings follow across the mid-palate. The wine continues to unwind over the long lingering, mineral-laced, food-friendly finish. This rested for 20 months in all French oak, 50% of which was new, before being bottled.Drink 2024 - 2035Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate (December 2023)
Drink 2024 - 2035
Anthony Mueller, RobertParker.com (Dec 2023)
Neal Martin MW 89/100
The 2019 Anwilka has a taut, fresh bouquet with crisp blackberry and light flinty aromas that are nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, tarry black fruit with touches of liquorice with a slightly sapid finish. Just a little hardness here and I wonder if there is sufficient fruit to redeem that? Jury is out here.Drink 2024 - 2038 Neil Martin, Vinous.com (August 2022)
Drink 2024 - 2035
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Aug 2022)
James Suckling 95/100
Aromas of blackcurrant, walnut husk and rosemary stem. Full-bodied with grippy, fine tannins. The tannins drive the palate, with a bevy of nicely ripened black-fruit and black-tea complexity. So concentrated and tense. Big and bold with great balance. One for the cellar. Best after 2025. james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (December 2022)
Drink 2024 - 2035
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Dec 2022)

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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