In the News
We were pleased to see UK newspaper The Guardian featuring Cape Coral over the weekend. Here’s what their wine columnist David Williams had to say about our serious Mourvèdre rosé:
“But if light and uncomplicated fun is the secret of rosé’s success, that doesn’t mean it can’t be interesting. Among the mass of strawberry cordials, there are signs, as Bampfield himself says, of a more creative approach to a style that was once considered a “using-up-the-leftovers” after-thought by red winemakers. One of my favourites of the current crop comes from the excellent Cape estate Waterkloof, owned and run by former British wine merchant Paul Boutinot. The Cape Coral is inspired by the more herby and savoury rosé wines of Bandol in Provence, using the same grape variety (mourvèdre) for a wine that has a light food-friendly chew to its texture, but retains a streak of freshening redcurrant acidity.”
Read the full article here
A recent Financial Times article by Jancis Robinson here
Inclusion in The Wine Merchant’s Top 100 wines here