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"But the change in mood of the South African wine industry is most evident at Rust-en-Vrede, one of the oldest estates in the Cape"

"Of all the winemakers that I met on my recent trip to South Africa, Jean Engelbrecht left me with the strongest feelings of optimism. His combination of courage, confidence and open-mindedness are precisely the qualities that South Africa needs to reinvent its wine industry"
Robert Joseph, Sunday Telegraph (United Kingdom)

"This is the best South African wine I drunk all year. Bid and full it may be, but this wine was made with a sensitive hand and there is a touch of elegance in there too. Rush out and secure a case now for Christmas."
Raymand Blake, Food & Wine magazine (Ireland)

"...a serious South African red...a delicious red wine... South Africa at this level can play the part of the link between old and new worlds..."
Tom Doorley, Sunday Tribune (Ireland)

"One of the Cape's blue-chip wine estates"
John Platter, John Platter Wine Guide

"It was better than a significant Bordeaux at the same price and is more Bordeaux style than New World."
T.P. Whelehan, Irish Independent (Ireland)

"This red makes a statement..."
(92/100) Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (USA)

"Producers like Kanonkop & Rust en Vrede have 10-year old wines that are ageing well, but these are exceptions. Few South African producers can guarantee that their wines can mature and we need to make sure that our wines have staying power." Bruwer Raats, Delaire (South Africa)

" Enthusiasm, confidence, determination and a thorough understanding of wine and its associated culture is what you rapidly come to understand when chatting to the team at Rust en Vrede... and a quality team it is."
Dave Hughes, Wine Magazine (South Africa)