If some of the labels are a little quirky, the entire, varied range is solid and well made by cellarmaster Philip Costandius. The whites benefit from being grown on the high, cool slopes of the Simonsberg. The reds come from the warmer vineyards of nearby Klapmutskop and display not only a muscular richness typical of the area but increasingly ripe, dense tannins and an explosion of fruit. Notable too, are the striking Cabernet Sauvignon-based Grand Reserve , Cabernet Sauvignon and, since 1995, Shiraz. The whites are best within the first year or two.
Reds can benefit from seven to nine years' aging .