Fram, Cinsault 2023

Why we love this bottle

Thinus Krüger made the red wines of Boschendal for twelve years, until he started on his own in 2012. He called his label Fram, after a Norwegian polar ship, because he wanted to explore the wine lands of South Africa the way explorers set out for the poles. His wife Hanneke was a winemaker at Badenhorst, one of the big names of the Swartland. Today they run Fram together, and step by step they are planting their own vineyards. We love it because two people who know exactly what they are doing went looking for the unknown.

This Cinsault comes from the mountains of Citrusdal, far north of Cape Town. Red cherry, raspberry and pomegranate. Pure, fresh and nicely dry on the finish. Winemag, the best known wine magazine in South Africa, gave this 2023 a score of 94 out of 100. For a wine at this price, that is exceptional. Serve it cool and come along on the journey.