The LiberatorWestern Cape, South Africa
Why you'll love it
Made by Sam Lambson from Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Viognier grown on the cool South African Cape Coast.
A Rhône-style red with dark berries, herbs, spice, and a smooth finish.
Great with grilled meats, stews, and aged cheese.
Best known in Provence, Languedoc, South Africa
A soft, perfumed red grape from the south of France. Light in colour and tannin, with red cherry and floral notes. A key player in Provence rosé, and old vines in South Africa make lovely, silky reds.
Best known in Bandol, Southern Rhône, Spain
A dark, savoury red grape that loves Mediterranean heat. Blackberry, game, leather and herbs, with firm tannins and real depth. The star grape of Bandol and a key part of Southern Rhône blends; in Spain it is called Monastrell.
Best known in Northern Rhône, Washington State
A dark, spicy red grape. Blackberry, black pepper, smoked meat and violets, with firm structure. Elegant and savoury in the Northern Rhône, in places like Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie; in Australia the same grape goes by Shiraz.
Best known in Northern Rhône, Languedoc
An aromatic Rhône white grape. Apricot, peach and honeysuckle, with a rich, almost oily texture and fairly low acidity. It is the grape of Condrieu, and in Côte-Rôtie a little is sometimes added to Syrah for perfume.
South Africa
South Africa's wine heartland, encompassing everything from the cool coastal valleys to the warmer inland sites. Extraordinarily diverse in climate and soil: a single appellation that contains multitudes — from delicate Elgin Pinot to muscular Swartland reds.
Western Cape, South Africa
The Liberator is the label of Master of Wine Richard Kelley, who lived and worked in the Cape from 1995 to 2002. Love Wine stocks an old-vine Chenin, a Chardonnay made by Johnnie Calitz at Glen Carlou, and Telegram Sam, a Rhône-style red.
More from The Liberator →Young winemaker Sam Lambson's cool-climate Syrah passion shines through in this blend.
If you like these, you'll love this: Fans of Rhône blends and cool-climate Syrah.
Free delivery across Jersey on orders over £50 (£10 below that). We aim to deliver the next working day. Prefer to pick up? Choose click & collect at checkout.
