The 2018 Kloof Street Swartland Rouge is a blend of several varieties that undergo natural fermentation and 11 months in used 500-liter oak barrels. It has an understated but well-defined bouquet of brambly red berry fruit mixed with warm gravel and undergrowth. The medium-bodied palate offers crisp blackberry and raspberry fruit, nicely integrated oak and a clean, linear, tobacco-tinged finish. Enjoy this over the next three to five years.

A blend of 44% Tinta Barocca, 44% Syrah, 7% Grenache, 4% Cinsault and 1% Carignan, the 2018 Kloof Street Rouge begins with a juicy nose and subtle spice tones of black pepper, red cassis, dusty plum and hints of jerky in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is fresh with a soft dustiness, offering notions of baked clay and leather before showing flavors of dusty blackberries and cracked pepper across the mid-palate. Ending with a lingering finish, this wine delivers at an amazing price. Check it out.

Direct notes of ripe blackberry and vanilla spice mark this crowd-pleasing red. Moderate length. Syrah, Tinta Barroca, Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. Drink now. 4,000 cases made, 400 cases imported.