Deep,dark, almost opaque with grainy, purple edge. Rich, ripe berry fruit nose with hints of forest floor, char and touch of
dark chocolate. Big, full, well rounded mouth with layers of flavor including plum, mulberry and fruit cake. Long, fruit filled finish. Good drinking now yet will develop over a few years in the bottle.
This fine wine displays a lovely salmon hue and an inviting nose with hints of rose petals and cherry fruit. On taste,
a delicate balance of fruit and a touch of white pepper spice, with light savouriness and a creamy mouth-feel, the
12.5% A/V being well integrated. Long, clean and spicy finish.
Medium to light, grainy edge, blue purple. Ripe plum on the nose with light spice backing. Hints of cherry and light
earthiness. Good full mouth with more flavors than the nose suggested. Ripe plum with slight smoky trace. Light,
supple tannins with smooth flow across the plate. Dry finish with ripe berry notes and lasting spice.
Opaque with purple rim. Rich, dark berry nose with loads of spice and fine oak. Enormous mouth feel loaded with
rich berry fruit and slow, soft, almost syrupy flow across the palate. Full, ripe fruit flavours are deposited all the way.
Big wine yet beautifully balanced. Long, aromatic finish. Very attractive now but lots of potential still to develop.
Seamless. Seamlessness is the perfect description of the development of the prominent but pleasant tannins, which caresses the palate, builds through the mid palate and gently tapers off through the long and fruit filled aftertaste. Flavours of dark berries, plums and cedar wood accompanies the fruity tannins all the way through its development.
A rich and full-bodied wine with a good tannic structure, lots of berry fruit flavours such as blackcurrant and cherries with undertones of dark chocolate.
Elegant, medium- to full-bodied wine with intense berry fruit and subtle oak spice aromas with a hint of chocolate and vanilla. Well-structured tannins and linger on the finish.
Sour cherry and ripe cranberry with liquorice, dark chocolate, cinnamon and allspice notes are supported by delicate floral notes. A savoury textured wine with chalky tannins and a mineral mid-palate concludes in a fresh and focused finish with hints of tobacco lingering on the palate.
The rigor of the selection combined with the large proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon has revealed a wine with unique balance, very precise, very pure with a wide-ranging of aromatic complexity, both fruity and spicy. On the palate, the tannins are silky and intense, with a particularly long and brilliant finish.
This wine is made from a bushvine vineyard planted in the Swartland about 50 kilometres north of Dornier. In this area the soil consists of a combination of sand and coffee stone. The vineyards are not irrigated and the vines bear small bunches with small berries and wonderfully concentrated flavours.
Dornier Pinotage has a deep garnet red appearance. The aroma is intense and persistent with notes of cherry and red berries with a subtle Turkish delight or rosewater backdrop. The palate has great concentration with distinct notes of plum, bitter cherry, strawberry jam and black pepper supported by restrained spicy oak flavours on the finish.
Uniquely South African grape variety. A complex nose of strawberry and red cherry notes is followed by refined layers of vanilla and spice on the palate. A characterful wine with a soft finish.
Gentle berry and vanilla toastiness on the nose with a typical Merlot ripe mulberry rich summer fruit palate. A soft mouthfeel, well-balanced tannins and smoothness ensure an elegant wine.
A uniquely South African grape variety. A complex nose of red cherry and plum notes is followed by spice on the palate with soft tannins and an elegant finish.
A fragrant, ruby-red wine with soft rose petal perfume. Flavours of ripe plums, strawberries, and exotic spices are followed by a soft, lingering finish. A sweet red wine, blended from noble cultivars and grape juice.
A wine for everyday enjoyment. Good with spicy foods, desserts & fruit salad