- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Main Road and Dignity are two single vineyards that are the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde, planted in 1999
- Granitic rocky topsoils including koffie klip, heavy clay subsoil
- Hand harvested
- Basket pressed and fermented with indigenous yeast
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Released after 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Walker Bay
Appellation:
Hemel-en-Aarde
Variety:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ZA-RRW-13-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2025-06-05
"Packaged in a heavy glass bottle, the Restless River 2021 Upper Hemel-En-Aarde Valley Main Road & Dignity Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon walks a delicate line as a big wine, but it's a big wine with elegantly contained intensity. You feel the power of its dark fruit and blackberry flavors, but you also get cola, sage and green spice that give the wine chiseled contours. This is a release of 11,261 bottles. These vines were planted in 1998, making them quite old for the territory. The soils are decomposed granite with koffie klip and a shallow clay bed. This was one of the last harvests in South Africa, at six weeks later than average. A cool climate and long hang time add the special freshness you perceive in this bottle. It ages for 23 months in 225-liter barrel, with 30% new wood, followed by three months in stainless steel and 18 months in bottle."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2023-10-24
2020
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2023-08-01
2020
Jancis Robinson
Score
16+
Date
2023-09-12