Walker Bay
Walker Bay is a stunning wine region located near the southernmost tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. The region's unique typography and cool maritime climate create ideal growing conditions for a range of grape varietals. The vineyards are situated on slopes that run from the foothills of the mountains to the sea, with the vines benefiting from the cool ocean breezes that help to moderate the temperatures. The region is known for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, as well as a range of other varietals. Some of the leading producers in the Walker Bay wine region include Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Bouchard Finlayson, and Newton Johnson, known for their exceptional wines, beautiful vineyards, and commitment to sustainable and ethical practices. If you're a wine lover looking for something special, we invite you to explore the wines of Walker Bay. From elegant and complex Pinot Noir to crisp and refreshing Sauvignon Blanc, there's something for every palate. Discover the world-class wines that make this region so unique and distinctive.
Walker Bay
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Tim Atkin MW (95)
You know class when you taste it, and this is certainly that. Deservedly established as one of South Africa's most consistently outstanding Chardonnays, this has the structure and concentration to age, with no malolactic at all, 22% new wood and complex, nuanced, stony flavours of lemon zest, oatmeal and stone fruit – Drinking to 2028د.إ723.00 -
IWSC (97)
Very classy wine with nicely judged oak that adds vanilla spice to the tropical fruit and toffee apple flavours. Perfectly poised with crisp acidity and an elegant, long finish.د.إ848.00 -
Tim Atkin MW (95)
Part of a brilliant line up of Pinot Noirs from Crystallum in 2020, this is a wine with evident tannin and extraction - more Nuits-St-Georges than Chambolle-Musigny perhaps - with plenty of grip, dark cherry and raspberry fruit, subtle 20% new wood and added complexity from 40% whole bunches.د.إ1,495.00 -
Tim Atkin MW (95)
Jacob's Vineyard on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - also the source of Crystallum's Clay Shales Chardonnay - supplies the grapes for Cuvée Cinéma, which sits mid-way between Bona Fide and Mabalel in style. Perfumed, intense and grippy, with orange zest, cranberry and forest floor notes and well-handled 20% new oak.د.إ1,190.00 -
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Tim Atkin MW (96)
Bouncing back from the fires in 2019 - and then some - this is the best young Pinot Noir release I've tasted from Hamilton Russell. Representing a subtle shift in style towards greater perfume and fruit, this is a detailed, finely judged blend of clones 113, 115 and 667, with svelte tannins, tidy acidity, rose petal top notes and skilfully integrated oak.د.إ886.00 -
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Decanter (95)
Hannes Storm makes three distinctive and very different Pinot Noirs from estate-grown fruit in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus. The Vrede Pinot comes from an elevated vineyard site on shale soils and is very Burgundian in style but with a new world flair. Lush red fruit dominates the nose and palate with cherries and violets dominating before a lick of oak leads to more tertiary characters of soil and tomato leaf. Long and delicious.د.إ961.00