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East London 5241
BUBBLY
MOËT & CHANDON - NECTAR IMPÉRIAL
Distinguished by its bright fruitiness, its
seductive palate and its elegant maturity.
The assemblage reflects the diversity and
complementarity of the three grape varietals
of which 20 to 30% from specially selected
reserve wines to enhance its intensity,
richness and constancy.
R 1 950
MOËT & CHANDON - BRUT IMPÉRIAL
Subtly complex Champenoise style wine.
A balanced assemblage of the three vine
varieties disclosing a succession of elegant
and harmonious sensations.
R 1 900
VEUVE CLICQUOT NV
The most accomplished expression of French
Champagne. Founded in 1772, and holding
the Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II, one
of the best known labels in the world.
R 1 950
Veuve Clicquot Rich
Round sweet and lovely apperance. Bright & clear. Aromas of fruit - peach,apricot,pineapple & mango dominate with just a hint of almond. This is slightly sweet, with fresh citrus and floral notes and a silky finish.
R 2 700
CAP CLASSIQUE
PONGRÁCZ
Platter’s ***
Prepared strictly according to the dictates of
the Method Cap Classique, and is composed
of two noble grape varieties, Pinot Noir (60%)
and Chardonnay (40%).
R 367
SIMONSIG KAAPSE VONKEL SATIN NECTAR
Platter’s ****
Light golden hue and elegant and persistent
mousse. On the nose, aromas of sun ripe
apple and peaches are followed by layers of
tropical fruits.
R 365
KRONE NIGHT NECTAR DEMI SEC ROSÉ
Platter’s ****
Expressive notes of ripe strawberries
and cranberries with a luxurious velvety
mouth-feel and a long aftertaste leaving the
taste buds calling for more. Composed of
74% Pinot Noir and 26% Chardonnay, elegant
and refreshing.
R 381
KRONE CUVEE BRUT ROSÉ
Platter’s ***½
Charmat process. Exciting salmon tinted in
accomplished house style. Poised, elegantly
balanced, delicate and refined.
R 382
PONGRACZ NOBLE NECTAR
Platter’s ****
On the palate the velvety, creamy butter and
citrus notes blend seamlessly with delicate
bubbles, light yeasty aromas,
crisp, juicy pears, and litchi.
R 367
KRONE NIGHT NECTAR VINTAGE DEMI-SEC
The scent of waxy honeycomb and crushed limes. The smoke of apple pie,cloves. Golden apples, baking citrus and white roses spill over into plush fruity palate.
R 381
SPARKLING WINE
J.C. LE ROUX LE DOMAINE
Platter’s**½
Lively bubbles with pleasing ripe Muscat
flavours. Lighter in alcohol and kilojoules.
R 192
J.C. LE ROUX LA CHANSON
Platter’s**½
A sweet red sparkler with a refreshing full
fruity flavour and a rich robust character.
R 192
J.C. LE ROUX LA FLEURETTE
Platter’s**
A delightful mélange of sweet, fruity flavours
with hints of strawberry, plum and tropical fruit.
R 192
BON COURAGE BLUSH VIN DOUX
Platter’s***
A delightful carbonated sparkling wine with a
slight hint of Muscat on the nose. Clean, fruity
and refreshing finish.
R 205
ITALIAN PROSECCO
VALDO PARADISE ROSÉ
The design of the bottle is made entirely by
hand by New York designer Ceci Johnson,
using the watercolour technique, digitised
using specific scanners and then applied to
the bottle. Made from a blend of Glera grapes
and Sicilian Nerello Mascalese, which gives this
wine intense and pleasant fruity undergrowth
aromas.
R 670
VALDO ICE BLANC DE BLANC DEMI SEC
An intense fruity nose that is slightly
aromatic, with nuances ranging from apple
to apricot and mixed fruit salad. A persistent
and rounded palate, slightly vivaceous, with a
pleasant sweetish finish.
R 670
VALDO PROSECCO DOC EXTRA DRY
A delicate fruity bouquet and characteristic,
elegant as an aperitif also excellent
throughout a meal.
R 630
CHARDONNAY
HAUTE CABRIERE UNWOODED
Platter’s***
A blend of Chardonnay vineyards coming together and expressing lychee and citrus on the nose with lime and pear on the palate. Well balanced acidity adds freshness and complexity.
R 185
DURBANVILLE HILLS
Platter’s ***
Bold pear aromas on the nose precede a
fusion of creamy, sweet ripe citrus and
banana flavours on the palate.
R 175
FAT BASTARD
Platter’s***½
A rich, complex wine with powerful citrus/
tropical fruit on the palate with an elegant
toasty finish. This Chardonnay was made from
parcels of the best vineyards’ selection in the
hills north of Nimes in the South of France.
R 216
GLEN CARLOU
Platter’s****
Rich complex layers of New World fruit
surrounded by leesy undertones set in a
classic French mineral style.
R 331
ROBERTSON CONSTITUTION ROAD
Platter’s ****½
Zesty acidity cuts the creamy texture on the
palate followed by layers of citrus, pear and
butterscotch that lingers on the finish. Pair it
with a joyous gathering of family and friends
as you celebrate abundance.
R 335
TOKARA CHARDONNAY
Platter’s****
There is an abundance of fresh fruit aromas
on the nose; ripe honeydew melon, pineapple,
peach and citrus fruit; with a hint of toasted
oak. The palate is fresh and fruit-driven with
a creamy mid palate, a hint of toast on the
finish with a long zesty aftertaste.
R 265
SAUVIGNON BLANC
NEIL ELLIS WEST COAST
Platter’s****
Fresh fish or shellfish sing in the company of this wine. The Bright acidity and ripe fruit flavours also complement the crunchy summer salads and cheese vegetable dishes.
R 190
FLEUR DU CAP
Platter’s ***
A dry unwooded elegant wine. Crisp and fresh
with attractive tropical fruit flavours and hints
of grassiness.
R 213
KLEINE ZALZE CELLAR SELECTION
Platter’s***½
Intense aromas of tropical fruit with prominent granadilla and pineapple. Zesty and flinty on the palate with the ever-present herbaceous character from Sauvignon Blanc. Enjoy the wine now with any summer dish or be rewarded after 3 years of cellaring.
R 190
KLEIN CONSTANTIA
Platter’s ****
The nose is immediately enticing with hints
of pink grapefruit, tangerine blossom, dried
green fig, firm gooseberries and fleshy
white nectarine. A touch of vanilla bean and
cantaloupe edge through too. The palate has
an intensity befitting the nose – simultaneously
salivating with salinity and freshness, lively &
electric.
R 345
PORCUPINE RIDGE
Platter’s ***½
Immediate inviting nose of gooseberries and
tropical fruit. Lively entry to the palate where
more of the varietals characters persist.
Origin: Boekenhoutskloof Winery - Franschhoek.
R 156
SPRINGFIELD LIFE FROM STONE
Platter’s****½
Leads with full-blown bell pepper/mineral punch,
then a tropical fruit caress, elegantly delivered.
R 274
TOKARA
Platter’s ****
The wine has a vibrant light straw colour
with flecks of green on the rim. There is an
abundance of green melon, green apples,
subtle lemongrass and granadilla on the nose.
R 230
BON COURAGE GOOSEBERRY BUSH
Platter’s***½
Delivers a sparkling and crisp palate with delicately
layered tropical fruit flavours. A compelling nose
studded with fresh guava and coriander aromas,
provides the initial enticement, playfully beckoning
you to take the first sip.
R 170
CHENIN BLANC
KEN FORRESTER OLD VINE
Platter’s**** ½
Golden hued and full bodied, with melon and
spicy baked apple aromas. Layered, with
mineral notes enhanced by honeycomb and
caramel flavours from lees contact.
R 343
ERNIE ELS BIG EASY
Platter ***½
Hints of honeysuckle blossoms, yellow stone
fruit, peach and passionfruit. The bouquet
is summery, with added fresh cut apple and
some fynbos notes.
R 202
KLEINE ZALZE BUSH VINE
Platter ***½
Aromas of ripe pineapple and guava jump out
of the glass. This is followed by a rich and
ripe palate, beautifully balanced by lemonlime
freshness on the back palate.
R 172
SIMONSIG
Platter’s ***½
Beautifully expressive sweet fruit aromas of
yellow Golden Delicious apples, ripe pears
and floral notes dominate the bouquet.
R 169
GEWÜRZTRAMINER
SIMONSIG
Platter’s***½
Semi Sweet. Intensely perfumed nose of litchi,rose petals and spices. The late harvested
grapes add richness and layered flavours with
a touch of dried apricots and honey.
R 214
BLENDED WHITE WINE
HAUTE CABRIÈRE CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR
Platter’s****
A versatile 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir
blend. A blush of pink, a bouquet of peaches
and ripe fruit following on to the palate.
A masterpiece from a legendary winemaker -
Achim Von Arnim.
R 220
SPRINGFIELD MISS LUCY
Platter’s***½
One of the seven nicknames given to the Red
Stumpnose by the fishermen of the Southern
Cape. This unique blend of Sauvignon Blanc,
Semillon and Pinot Gris bursts with citrus
pamplemousse flavours and an ample mouth
feel, yet remarkably moderate in alcohol.
R 285
PIERRE JOURDAN TRANQUILLE
Platters ***½
Blended to be fresh and vibrant, enjoy tropical fruit, red berries and lime on the nose, which follow through perfectly on the palate. Enjoy a fruit-forward character and lingering finish.
R 165
SEMI-SWEET & ROSÉ
DE KRANS PREMIUM MOSCATO PERLÉ
Platter’s**½
Alluring freshness of tropical fruit, muscat
and honey amplified with a fizzy taste and
exotic spice.
R 170
WARWICK THE FIRST LADY DRY ROSÉ
Platter’s*** ½
Delicately pink, bursting with pomegranate,
strawberry and watermelon. Bone dry, yet
soft, lush and almost voluptuous.
R 202
DE GRENDEL ROSÉ
Platter’s ****
Pale rose gold in colour, with a pronounced
bouquet of watermelon, raspberry coulis and
passion fruit. The palate is dry with a medium
acidity, packed with red berry flavours,
floral undertones and a crisp citrus tail.
R 182
NEDERBURG ROSÉ
Platter’s **½
A light bodied semi-sweet wine with a soft
berry fragrance and full fruit flavours.
R 150
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
NEDERBURG
Platter’s ****
A rich red berry wine with the flavour of
blackcurrants, plums and hints of tobacco.
A smooth finish.
R 225
WARWICK THE FIRST LADY
Named after founder and winemaker Norma
Ratcliffe, this wine has been a hit from the
start. The wine offers upfront blackberry fruit
with fine wood integration.
R 242
SIMONSIG LABYRINTH
Platter’s ****
Double Gold|Michelangelo Wine Awards|2021
The wine has a crimson colour with a dark
core. Lifted fruit aromas of Blackberry,
Crème de Cassis and violets fills the glass. On
the palate the wine has a beautiful purity of
fruit. Fresh dark and red berries with a touch
of milk chocolate and oak toast.
R 420
ERNIE ELS BIG EASY
Platter’s ****
Rich ruby. Fragrant aromas of Herbs de Provence, wild rosemary, bay leaf, sorrel; leafy, savory herbs mingle with fresh cassis, new spring plums, blackberries. Elegant oaking adds hints of ash, cedar and ground cinnamon to density of black fruit
R 232
PINOTAGE
BEYERSKLOOF
Platter’s ***½
Black and red berry flavours well-integrated
with the oak flavour. In summer the wine can
be chilled and enjoyed with seafood or light
meat dishes. Kanonkop Winemaker: Beyers
Truter, “King of Pinotage”.
R 219
BEYERSKLOOF RESERVE
Platter’s ****½
Full bodied Pinotage with a deep colour.
The dark berry and plum flavours are well
balanced with complex aromas from new
French oak. Beyers Truter is the world’s crowned
“King of Pinotage”.
R 372
DURBANVILLE HILLS
Platter’s***½
This medium-bodied wine evokes a sweet
sensation on the palate with hints of dark
cherries and plums.
R 174
KLEINE ZALZE CELLAR SELECTION
Platter’s ***½
This is a very elegant expression of Pinotage.
On the bouquet there are notes of ripe, red
fruit with floral tones and hints of lavender.
The flavours follow through on the palate
which also has a firm yet elegant tannin
structure. This wine is delightful on its own
but can be successfully paired with hot curry
dishes or wintry stews.
R 190
WARWICK FIRST LADY
Platter’s **½
The nose shows dark cherries, strawberries,
bitter chocolate and cured meat. The palate
is light and lively with great fruit and fine
powdery tannins with the same cherry notes
following through on to the palate along with
rooibos tea and touch of oak spice.
R 242
SHIRAZ
KLEINE ZALZE VINYARD SELECTION
Platter’s ****½
A generous wine that is packed with flavour,
both on the bouquet and palate. Upfront
aromas of plums with ripe red and black
berries are beautifully balanced with a hint
of black pepper and floral notes.
R 378
ZONNEBLOEM
Platter’s ****
Nose: Rich plum and ripe berry aromas with
peppery nuances. Palate: Rich berry flavors
with traces with well integrated tannin's and oak
spices. Excellent, enjoyed on its own or served
with game or red meat dishes.
R 238
HER WINE SELECTION
Platter ****
The HER Shiraz is a spicy wine packed with berry flavours and a hint of tantalizing spice.
R 170
FAT BASTARD
Platter’s ***
This full-bodied wine shows freshly crushed
black pepper aromas with hints of cinnamon
and cloves on the nose with lots of brambly red
berry fruit and well-integrated vanilla tones.
R 279
MERLOT
BON COURAGE MULBERRY BUSH
Platter’s **½
Full-bodied red wine. Hint of plums with
soft tones of black berries. Round and full
mouth-feel showing plums and sweet berries
with silky texture and velvet character. 100%
Wood matured for 18 months.
R 169
FAT BASTARD
Platter’s ***½
Deep, dark red in colour with elegant notes
of plum and black cherry followed by subtle
nuances of caraway and black pepper. On
the palate it is fresh, full and juicy with solid
mid-palate and an expansive, round finish.
R 279
KLEINE ZALZE
Platter’s ****
This is a typical Merlot that is packed with
flavors of ripe plums and red berry fruits
on both the bouquet and the palate. The ripe
tannin profile ensures wonderful structure
without being heavy on the palate and the
fresh natural acidity ensures a vibrant and
lingering finish. Can be enjoyed on its own
but will also pair well with meat dishes such
as steak or with casseroles.
R 187
DURBANVILLE HILLS
Platter’s ***½
An extroverted wine with its strong personality
rooted firmly in the terroir of the hills of
Durbanville. There is strong mint on the nose
– a mint indisputably from full-ripeness so
concentrated that it turns back and forth to
create berry flavours in the mouth, with prune
flavours and violet incense.
R 174
PINOT NOIR
HAUTE CABRIERE RESERVE
Platter’s ****
One of the finest. Gorgeous bright cherry/
strawberry fruits, flawless tannin gently handled
in the cellar. Vintage boosted, with a satin texture.
Winemaker Achim von Arnim.
R 490
BLENDED RED WINE
ALTO ESTATE ROUGE
Platter’s ****
The aristocrat of Cape red wines, dry and
medium-bodied. Superior blend of Merlot,
Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon excites the
senses with a symphony of bouquets such as
almond, cedarwood and a dash of vanilla. It
is velvety smooth and fruity in its application,
culminating in a long and spicy finish.
R 240
LA MOTTE MILLENNIUM
Platter’s ****
A dusty, earthy nose with raspberry and
mulberry fruit, cinnamon spice and a hint
of mint, promising a complex wine. The first
touch on the palate is velvety and juicy. The
mid-palate is firm, but medium-bodied and
the finish mineral - dry and lingering.
R 229
FAT BASTARD THE GOLDEN RESERVE
Platter’s ****
The Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend was
made from specially selected grapes with
the aim to produce ripe-flavoured and silky
textured wine. The wine is aged in small oak
barrels to add greater weight and complexity.
R 279
RUPERT & ROTHSCHILD CLASSIQUE
A Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot blend
matured in small barrels of new French
oak. Ripe black cherry and cassis fruit
with aromas of cedarwood and dried spice.
Powerful flavours of blackcurrant, liquorice
and dark chocolate with a lingering aftertaste
of well-rounded, integrated oak.
R 414
ANTHONIJ RUPERT OPTIMA
Platter’s ****½
Seductive interplay of a melange of dark
fruits and spice on the nose. The seduction
continues in the mouth: cassis, blueberry,
violet, touches of cedar, cocoa and tobacco
leaf. The palate is soft and
spicy with a velvety texture and powdery
fine tannins. It is simultaneously rich,
rounded and refined, softly appealing and
structured from sympathetic oaking which is
harmoniously integrated.
R 458
NEDERBURG BARONNE
Platter’s ***
Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz blend
with sweet fruity aromas on the nose and
strong berry flavours on the palate Baronne
represents the lighter style of Nederburg red.
R 173
RAKA QUINARY BORDEAUX BLEND
Platter’s ****
Rich full-bodied blend with aromas of fruit
and flavors of cassis, blackberry and dark
cherry. On the palate the same fruit tones are
complimented with spice and well integrated
oak; complex with fine tannin's.
R 329
NEIL ELLIS THE LEFT BANK
Platter’s ****
The Left Bank Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot blend is Bordeaux-style red blend sourced from multiple sites around Stellenbosch. Known for producing outstanding quality in both varieties, the Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot honors the timeless tradition of blending different varieties from different sites in order to produce a unique, premium quality wine.
R 370
SUPERIOR WINE
NEIL ELLIS STELLENBOSCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Platter’s ****Showing what Stellenbosch as a collective can do with Cabernet Sauvignon, this award-winning wine celebrates the noble variety within a multi-vineyard blend. It pays to tribute to the culture-rich town of Stellenbosch from which grows a reputation of innovation, originality, resourcefulness and creativity; the core principles of wine-making.
R 480
THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK
Platter’s *****
Syrah 77%; Grenache 9%; Cabernet Sauvignon 5%; Viognier 1%. This wine is medium-bodied lithe and elegant with licorice and subtle hints of crushed coriander and black cardamon lingering on a smooth, soft finish
R 494
MEERLUST RUBICON
Platter’s *****
Very deep, youthful color and intense almost purple hue. Quintessential Rubicon nose with violets, ripe plum, cedar wood, fennel and intense spiciness. A typical licorice note also evident on the nose. Still young and intense, the palate id full bodied, structured but packed with fresh dark fruit and rounded tannin's.
R 1 100
SPRINGFIELD “THE WORK OF TIME”
Platter ****½
Marvelous concentration of ripe berry fruit.Full, absolutely smooth flow of flavor across
the palate ~ blackberry, loganberry and hints
of chocolate.Made from Cabernet Sauvignon
(15 years old) and Merlot, Cabernet Franc &
Petit Verdot (11 years old)
R 400
MEERLUST MERLOT
Platter’s ****½
Intense dark brambly fruit on the nose,
mulberry, liquorice and damson plum with
hints of dark chocolate and spice, tempered
by a stony minerality. The medium-full bodied
palate offers generous, ripe, pure Merlot fruit
with refreshing acidity.
R 737
DONKIEBAAI SUIDERKRUIS
Platter’s ****½
Light bodied with a silky texture and complex bouquet of sour cherry, smoked meat, sweet spices and milk chocolate. Dry with an initial burst of red fruit showing red cherry and redcurrant, which evolve into ripe plum and black cherry.
R 600
VILAFONTÉ SERIOUSLY OLD DIRT
Platter’s ****½
This Cabernet-based blend exudes rich layers
of fresh fruit on the nose; black raspberry, ripe
strawberry, plum and black currant. Undertones
of star anise, nutmeg and fragrant tobacco-leaf
add to the hedonistic experience.
R 450
RUPERT & ROTHSCHILD BARONESSE NAIDENE (CHARDONNAY)
A light gold hue allures to aromas of lemon
rind, grapefruit and delicately toasted
macadamia. Crisp, white pear with perfumed
notes of citrus blossom and subtle, cinnamon
spice linger on the palate with an intricate,
velvety texture.
R 595
EXCLUSIVE REDS
FRANS K SMIT
Platter’s ****½
A chorus of ripe red berry fruits.Cherries,
cassis, and a splash of blackcurrant, which
presents powerful dark fruit to the palate,
with unexpectedly fresh acidity. This complex
but balanced darker spectrum of fruit plays
on the palate with life, vibrancy and richness.
R 2 000
DE TOREN FUSION V
Platter’s ****½
The iconic Left Bank-based blend from De
Toren Fusion Vis meticulously crafted from
Bordeaux’s ‘Noble Five’ varietals and, with its
complex flavours of liquorice, black cherry,
cedar and dark berries, it offers a stylish
departure for sophisticated oenophilic tastes.
Soft as spun silk, with a lingering hint of
sweet fruit on the back palate, this is a wine
that will only improve with age.
R 1 750
VILAFONTÉ SERIES M
Platter’s ****½
Twenty-two months in twenty-four percent new
French oak barrique, with the balance in older
French oak. Series M 2018 consists of Merlot
(45%), Malbec (41%), Cabernet Sauvignon
(13%) and Cabernet Franc (1%).
an expression of our local terroir
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R 2 200
Vilafonté Series C
Limited production. The Cabernet Sauvignon And Cabernet Franc defines the style of this wine. Firm, powerful and concentrated, rich in fruit at release and blended for longevity.
R 3 220
ALCOHOL FREE WINE
ROBERTSON WINERY SWEET SPARKLING WHITE
A sweet alcohol free sparkling full of delicate fruit, bubbles and sunshine
R 180
NON-ALCOHOLIC SWEET SPARKLING PINK
This is a deliciously sweet, yet refreshing rose sparkling wine. The taste buds are tantalized by ripe strawberry flavors, which linger with each sip.
R 180
LEOPARDS LEAP NATURAL DE-ALCOHOLISED CLASSIC RED
Red berries and sweet spice intrigue and follow through for a smooth mouthfeel and lingering aftertaste. Delightful on its own and an outstanding partner at the dinner table. Low in calories and vegan friendly.
R 165
LEOPARDS LEAP NATURAL DE-ALCHOLISED CLASSIC WHITE
Crisp and refreshing with tropical fruit flavors and an integrated palate. Versatile, health-conscious and delicious. Low in calories and vegan friendly.
R 165
FOR THE NOT SO THIRSTY
MEANDER MOSCATO 275 ML
Green fig & citrus aromas. Fresh aromas carry through to the palate. Lemony flavors on the aftertaste.
R 62
MEANDER PINK MOSCATO 275 ML
A flamboyantly fizzy, sweet wine with delicious mouthwatering flavors.
R 62
BEYERSKLOOF PINOTAGE 250ML
Black and red berry flavors well integrated with the oak flavor.
R 95
NEDERBURG BARONNE 250ML
With sweet fruity aromas on the nose and strong berry flavors on the palate, Baronne represents the lighter style of Nederburg reds. Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz
R 72
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