2018 Hamilton Russell “Ashbourne", Walker Bay, South AfricaHamilton Russell Vineyards one of the most southerly wine Estates in Africa and one of the closest to the sea pioneered viticulture and winemaking in the beautiful, cool, maritime Hemel en Aarde Valley appellation, just behind the old fishing village of Hermanus. Tim Hamilton Russell purchased the undeveloped 425 acre property in 1975, after an exhaustive search for the most southerly site on which to make South Africas top cool climate wines from a

The wine estate boasts more than a century of history in Broni

the highest cru in Comune di Barolo

To help with wine making

Lise and Bertrand have farmed their 11 hectares in Montlouis sur Loire et Touraine since 2003 with the same philosophy: "Whether alone or as a table companion

Bertrand and Lise understand that the last 5% is still crucial

The name is inspired by the thrill of discovery

it eventually found its way to the makers of Brunn

and any industrial process is banned

sandy loam soils

made only from native varieties

To call his place in the wine world spectacular is selling it short

and Old World complexity