Waterkloof Boreas 2020

This is a glorious Cabernet Franc-led blend that brings together juicy dark berries, redcurrant, and plum with a floral lift and a touch of cedar. Backed by Merlot and Petit Verdot, it's silky and smooth, thanks to almost three years in old oak. There's a lovely herbal twist and a lingering spicy finishmaking it the perfect mix of New World generosity and Old World structure. Polished, balanced, and seriously easy to enjoy.

Good drinking now, it'll also age gracefully over the next few years. Great with roast lamb, beef Wellington, or mushroom wellington - the dark fruit and savoury notes shine with richer dishes. It's worth decanting to let it open up.

Waterkloof is a certified organic and biodynamic estate on the windswept, coastal slopes of the Schapenberg above False Bay, with thriving soils, low yields and long growing seasons providing wonderfully balanced fruit. Cellarmaster Nadia Barnard and her team take a minimal-intervention approach in the cellar, so that the wines are true to the terroir. Behind it all is founder Paul Boutinot, whose wine-making story is closely entwined with the Southern Rhône, where the company he built has been sourcing and crafting blends for decades, and who saw in this South African terrain the chance to bring those Rhône-honed instincts together with a wine farm run in step with his values.