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Information
on some of our suppliers
Engelbrecht
and Els Cellars
Jean
Engelbrecht, proprietor of RUST EN VREDE ESTATE has joined forces with
his close friend the golfer Ernie Els to establish two new cellars
GUARDIAN PEAK and ERNIE ELS. We have been fortunate to
represent
RUST EN VREDE since we started our business in 1992 and have taken
GUARDIAN PEAK and ERNIE ELS wines on board as they
became
available.
RUST EN VREDE
Situation - Stellenbosch
Winemaker - Coenie Snyman
Wines - High quality red wines all grown on the Estate and
all
matured in
new French oak barriques
We stock their Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Estate
Wine.
The
Estate wine (Cabernet
Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot) is their flagship
wine and
has repeatedly scored 90+ points in the Wine Spectator.
Rust en
Vrede Manor House 1825
GUARDIAN PEAK
Situation - Stellenbosch (up the
hill from Rust en Vrede)
Winemaker - Philip van Staden.
Wines - Produce red wines which are forward and fruit
driven.
We stock GP SMG (Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache) and
GP Shiraz.
The GP SMG has received accolades from the Decanter on
several occasions.
Guardian
Peak Cellar (on the right of the picture) as viewed from
Ernie Els Cellar
ERNIE
ELS Situation
- Stellenbosch (up the hill from Guardian Peak)
Winemaker - Louis Strydom
Wines - produce top of the range red wines under
the
auspices of Jean
Engelbrecht and
Ernie Els aligned to the image of the golfer.
We stock Ernie Els Stellenbosch wine. This is a
classic
Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot,
Malbec and Cabernet Franc. It is highly rated by
the Wine
Spectator and the 2005 vintage received 94 points
classifying this as an outstanding wine and Louis Strydom's best.
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