Tightly coiled and slow to unfurl, the Tesame is a beautiful light ruby hue. It opens with savoury aromatics, black tea spice, delicate aniseed, and crushed roses. The palate is seemingly effortless with all the purity and power that the great 2021 vintage offers. Notes of red cherry and negroni spices lead to a deep savoury core and a super-elegant, structured finish that lingers for a solid minute.

Corlien: A bright and fragrant wine with gentle rose potpourri and red cherries. A fine tannin grip and fresh acidity on finish. As the vineyards mature and find their path to the minerals deep in the soils, future vintages promise to become more complex over time. It’s exciting to hear about future planned plantings of more Grenache, Cinsaut and the likes. With these grapes and Marelise as winemaker, we have only seen the beginning of something great.