2015 PAUL SAUER, Kanonkop. Simonsberg, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Apologies – this is a very silly price because of the Tim Atkin 100/100 rating. When the 2015 is finished and we start to sell the 2016 it will be closeer to around £100.

The first South African wine to receive 100pts in the annual report on the South African wine industry by British wine judge, journalist and critic Tim Atkin MW.
“A great wine, with a distinguished track record in one of the best-ever Cape vintages: if any South African wine deserves 100 points, and I strongly believe that it does, then it is the brilliant 2015 Paul Sauer, one of the greatest young wines I have ever tasted. Many congratulations to the team at Kanonkop on achieving yet another milestone.”
And from the Kanonkop website:
“First made from the 1981 vintage, Paul Sauer is traditionally a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes grown on the Kanonkop property on the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch, South Africa’s premier wine region. The wine is named after the legendary former owner of Kanonkop who was a statesmen and wine-lover as well as being the grand-father of Kanonkop’s current proprietors Johann and Paul Krige.”