Red Wine Selections

Complex and stylish, with aromas of ripe blackcurrant, dark chocolate and pencil shavings. This wine is bone dry, yetexhibits a lovely sweet fruit character on the palate, with a lovely long finish.

The Simonsberg appellation has been called Cabernet Country, and with good reason! Cabernet has been grown there for over 300 years and produces classic, elegant examples of the varietal. Notes of cassis, tobaccoleaf, and Moroccan mint.

This handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon has layers of ripe blackcurrant and spices on the nose and is well balanced with savoury notes on the palate.

Cabernet Sauvignon simply thrives on our soils and with world class results. This aroma is a lovely concentration of ripe berries and this all reflected in the mouth filling red-fruit flavours on the palate, with just a hint of oak.

Ripe blackcurrant and dried herbs bouquet. The palate is smooth and
soft, with ripe tannins and a long finish.

Enjoy with sautéed beef ribs marinated in port, bay leaf and thyme.

Ridgeback Cabernet Sauvignon has classic upfront cassis, dark plum and a hint of mint evolves to notes of cigar box and dried herbs. Firm, ripe tannin, wood spice and minerality linger on the finish.

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.

Ridgeback Cabernet Franc has upfront blackcurrant taste with hints of green peppercorn and black olive cradled by elegant, ripe tannin and oak spice on the long mineral finish.

Oak matured with vibrant plum and ripe berry fruit on the palate. The wine has an intense aroma of roasted coffee beans followed by a smoky mocha-java aftertaste.

The Boland Cellar Coffee-Style Pinotage delivers layers of dark prune, plum and sweet blueberry flavours with a prominent cedar French oak finish, reminiscent of Mocha Java. Due to the beautiful extraction of Pinotage fruit flavours, the oak was well integrated and delivered a wine with a creamy lingering finish.

Completely unwooded to allow Pinotage to display its easy drinking charms. The wine has a rich and concentrated bouquet of dark berry confit, prunes, vanilla and sweet spice notes. It’s a lighter style wine with soft acidity, smooth tannins and a fruit-forward palate with a hint of toffee which is perfect for wine lovers who dislikes a more robust style of Pinotage. The wine is elegant, well-made and integrated.

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.

Ridgeback Safari Journey has intense mulberry, plum and pepper spice with a hint of mint evolves to notes of Christmas cake and leather. The rich, juicy mid palate runs seamlessly onto a long, mineral finish.

Flavors of dark cherry and black plums, mushrooms and cured meats. This is a medium to full-bodied, elegant wine from the cool climate of Elgin. Drinking beautifully now, but will continue to age gracefully in bottle.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Merlot (17%), Cabernet Franc (13%) and Petit Verdot (12%). A Bordeaux blend – carefully matured in new French barrels for 24 months. This premium wine is like Louis’ golf swing – smooth!

Ridgeback Safari Journey has intense mulberry, plum and pepper spice with a hint of mint evolves to notes of Christmas cake and leather. The rich, juicy mid palate runs seamlessly onto a long, mineral finish.

Made from the best and carefully selected grapes on the farm, this is our flagship red wine. The 2015 vintage shows lovely blackcurrent, cherry, mulberry and  pepper spice aromas on the nose with a nuttiness from the barrel maturation. The structure of this wine is medium to full bodied, with the Cinsaut providing an elegantly fresh and zippy palate, finishing dry.

Spicy nose with ripe blackberry flavours and attractive mocha character.

A serious wine to accompany fine cuisine. Good with red meat dishes, aged steak, hearty stews and smoked meat & chicken.

A rich and full-bodied wine with a good tannin structure and ample ripe fruit flavors.

Received 30% oaking in old French 225 litre barriques for 24 months. The wine has a deep scarlet colour and cascading aromas of black fruit, dark chocolate, leather and savoury notes. This concentrated wine has structured tannins and well-integrated acidity with bold flavours of fruitcake and spice. It is a polished wine with excellent varietal typicity.

The wine introduces you to a ripe complex nose showing flavours of plums, blackcurrants and pepper with hints of mixed spice. These deep flavours follow through to a seamless, supple and complex palate with added hints of dark chocolate

Ridgeback Shiraz has intense, upfront notes of dark cherry, cracked black pepper, liquorice and a hint of tobacco leaf are cradled by oak spice and suede tannins on the long savoury finish.