Morgenhof Estate
Jacques Cilliers – Winemaker
Morgenhof Chardonnay is a lighter more fruit driven style. The color is yellow with a green edge. The nose is dominantly limey, peach and floral blossom flavors with a slight presence of wood. The palate is fresh, crisp and fruit driven with a waxy mouth feel and soft wood flavor at the end.
This wine should be enjoyed with fillet, rich chicken dishes, calamari, fried fish, crayfish dishes, and creamy soups. This will also be a good choice with a salad or other lighter meals.
John Platter – 4 Stars
86 pts Wine Spectator May 2010
Morgenhof Sauvignon Blanc with its vibrant green yellow color is a very distinctive varietal wine with prominent flavors of green peppers, freshly cut grass and flint. The palate is full-bodied and smooth with the mentioned flavors lingering in the aftertaste.
This wine should be enjoyed with grilled chicken dishes, light meat salads, creamy soups, and fish in any form or as a pre-dinner drink.
John Platter – 4 Stars
Morgenhof Chenin Blanc has a lovely greenish-yellow color. On the nose the flavors are a combination of honey blossoms, dried apricots, peaches and lime with a good wood integration. The palate is full-bodied and complex with a good balance of acidity. The flavors on the nose follow well through on the palate.
This wine goes well with red meat, poultry, curries, salads, or any form of fish. You can also enjoy as a pre-dinner drink.
John Platter – 4.5 Stars
Best New World White- Stephen Spurrier, Decanter Magazine Feb 2010
87 pts Wine Enthusiast Magazine September 2010
Fantail Sauvignon Blanc / Chenin Blanc The nose has a combination of citrus blossoms, lime, granadilla, a bit of grassiness with a touch of flintiness. The palate is crisp, dry with a round finish and lingering aftertaste. This wine will go extremely well with summer salads, grilled fish and chicken dishes, asparagus, etc.
65% Sauvignon Blanc.35% Chenin Blanc,
John Platter – 3 Stars
2010 Best Value Wine Magazine
Morgenhof Estate Brut Reserve The wine has a pale straw yellow color with a green tint. The nose is a combination of cookie dough, granny smith apple, peaches, orange blossom flavors and a touch of savory spice. The palate has a crisp acidity which adds to a lot of freshness, but is also quite full-bodied. The taste is yeasty, green apple and apricots.
Fantail Merlot has a very dark garnet red color. The nose is an explosion of plum, black cherry, dark chocolate and mocha flavors. The palate meets with the expectations and is full-bodied, well-structured with a lingering red cherry.
John Platter – 4 Stars
2010 Best Value Wine Magazine
Fantail Cabernet / Cabernet Franc This is a delectable medium bodied wine with soft, rounded tannins. The nose displays a tantalizing combination of balck berries, plums and spices. The palate is very smooth with a beautiful black fruit concentration in the mid-palate.
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Cabernet Franc.
Veritas 2006 – Bronze
Best Value Award – Wine Magazine
John Platter 2006 - 3 Stars
Fantail Pinotage A medium to full-bodied wine with a red cherry concentration and touch of cinnamon. This wine should be enjoyed with a hearty winter meal, casseroles, venison or a good piece of steak.
2007 ABSA Top 10 Pinotage
2009 Best Value WINE Magazine
Fantail Cabernet Sauvignon This wine has an inky red color. This is a medium bodied wine with fruit tannins well integrated with the wood flavor. The nose shows flavors of coffee and mocha with a touch of spice and cigar box.
John Platter 4 Stars
Morgenhof Premier Selection Blend This is a complex full-bodied wine with an intense dark ruby red color. The nose is a combination of prune, black cherries and dark chocolate flavors with quite a strong smell of meatiness. These flavors are all present on the palate which is robust yet smooth with juicy fruit tannins. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cab Franc, 6% Malbec
Best of Show 2006 – Paris
International Wine Challenge – Japan Gold Medal & Wine of Show
Veritas 2006 – silver
John Platter – 4.5 Stars
Int. Wine & Spirit Comp ’06 – Silver
Morgenhof Estate Cape LBV Port
This wine has dark almost black color. The nose has layers of the following flavors, black cherries, hazelnuts, licorice, raisins and black berry confit.The flavors linger on the palate a very soft and balanced tannin structure with perfect sweetness balance. Port goes well with cheese and some rich chocolate desserts, brandy pudding, nuts and fruits.
Tinta Barocca and Touriga Nacional
John Platter – 4.5 Stars
Top 10 Best Port 2009
Morgenhof Estate Merlot 2006
A lovely ruby color, the nose of this wine is full of black cherries, mulberries and spicy flavors. These flavors carry through and finishes on a lingering, rich fruit palate with a smooth aftertaste.
Morgenhof Estate 04
Full ripe flavors of black berries, prune & black cherries entice you on the nose. These intense flavors follow through to the layered and complex palate with added hints of dark chocolate and mixed spice.
The tannins are fruit driven and supple.
Morgenhof Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 04
This wine has a dark ruby color, the note is intense with flavors of black berries, cassis, spice and violets. These flavors follow through onto a full palate that ends with a firm tannic structure.
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