Our fabled Spectator Winemaker Lunches are heavily oversubscribed and little wonder. We have the finest producers and merchants clamouring to visit and we’ve never yet managed to knock back less than a bottle a head. Our readers take their studies seriously.
One of the most popular of recent lunches was hosted by Sebastian Rezek, founder of RAKQ, an importer/distributor focused on giving the premium wines of South Africa the recognition in the UK they deserve. The bottles were indeed so fine that they just had to be offered to the wider Speccie readership (along with a very tasty introductory discount of 15 per cent).
Blueberries on the nose – plus wisps of eucalyptus, tobacco, cassis and pepper
We start with the 2021 Paul Wallace Little Flirt Sauvignon Blanc (1) from Elgin, one of South Africa’s most exciting cool-climate wine regions. Paul and his wife Nicky planted 12.5 hectares of vines here 20 years ago, and their son Bobby has since joined them as winemaker.
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