Tasted April 2024. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. 60% new barrels. Juicy and energetic, with some sappy red fruit and mint on the palate giving freshness. Creamy notes on the mid-palate with spicy oak notes.

Tasted April 2024. 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. 13.2% ABV and 65% new barrels. Bold and structured with a core of dark cassis. Cedar and creamy vanilla on the finish.

Tasted April 2024. Restrained red and black berry fruit on the nose and palate. Herbal notes throughout, with an appetising finish.

Tasted April 2024. More Cabernet Sauvignon than ever, and 4% Petit Verdot. Dark berry fruit and blue fruit, with aromatic lavender and rosemary. Fine and with Lafon-Rochet's characteristic bright, saline freshness. Especially dense, rich and compact in this vintage.

Tasted April 2024. Pure and aromatic bramble fruit, with savoury spice. Appetising mineral notes and refreshing acidity. Medium-weight and gourmand in style.

Tiny quantities of a brilliant Chardonnay, that's one of South Africa's best. Burgundian in style, there's real leesy complexity on the finish.

Tiny quantities are made of this, from just outside Hemel-en-Aarde ridge. It's cool-fruited, with sappy tannins, and a long, savoury finish. Very delicate and well-judged.

The vineyard takes its name from from the final use for the land before vineyards were planted: to shoot a film about Napoleon. Here, clay and iron rich soils with schist, just 6km from the ocean give plenty of structure. Notes of pomegranate, and also dark berry fruit, swirl from the glass. Wonderfully judged.