Kaapzicht, Steytler Pinotage, Bottelary, Stellenbosch, 2012

The Steytler family have been winemakers in the Cape for four generations and this eponymous range (made by Danie Steytler) represents the best wines from the estate made only in exceptional vintages. This Pinotage comes from 45 year old vines planted in weathered granite, giving great freshness and minerality to the sweetly spiced dark fruit. The wine spends 24 months in new French oak barrels, giving a creamy vanilla edge to the fine tannins.