Thorne & Daughters Wanderer's Heart Cape Red Blend is one of South Africa's finest wines. This captivating blend displays a cornucopia of flavours unfurling from its first sip. It embodies a plummy richness, intertwined with a balance of spice and oak that adds depth. It presents an enticing appearance with its deep ruby colour, and a delightful nose of dark berries, mature cloves, and a hint of wild herbs, seducing your senses. Smooth and sumptuous, its velvety tannins, supplemented by a subtle oaky finish, make it a versatile addition to any gastronomic experience. Perfect for cultured wine adventurers.

Tasting Notes

The 2019 Wanderer’s Heart is our Cape Red – a wine that is built around the incredible vineyards found all over the Western Cape. Aromas of ruby grapefruit, dark red berries and cassia bark. The wine is poised on the palate with soft, chalky tannins, which give way to a finish of black cherries, cedar wood and cinnamon. The wine is bright and keenly balanced, very pure in its fruit with a dusting of fine tannin to complete the picture.

About the Winery

Nestled in the heart of the bountiful South African winelands, Thorne & Daughters winery is a hidden gem that every wine connoisseur should visit. A family-run establishment, it boasts of an intimate, personalised approach to viticulture and wine production.

The winery's journey rooted in 2010, laid at the hands of wine enthusiasts John and Tasha Seccombe. This is a couple whose shared passion for nature’s nectar led them to break ground, quite literally, on their endeavour. Their wines spoke for themselves, garnering international acclaim early on, notably around their elegant white blends. However, their catalogue has since announced the birth of a selection of equally charismatic and noteworthy reds.

The scenic Thorne & Daughters vineyard perpetuates the mission for an authentic, pure experience: the reduction of mechanical interventions, the embrace of the natural yeast process, and conscientious grape and barrel selection. These principal a commitment to preserving the integrity and character of each vine and ultimately, every precious drop.

For John and Tasha, their connection with the land doesn't merely serve an agenda for the production of top-tier wines - it is home. This is reflected in their humble, unassuming headquarters: an old cellar in Stellenbosch. Verdant and serene, this area is not only exquisite, but it provides the ideal condition, for cultivating the variety of grapes that bring Thorne & Daughters’ wonderful selection of wines to life.

Visitors are welcomed to the heart of the winery for a taste of the Seccombe family’s signature blend. Their cordial, expert staff offer immersive vineyard tours and engaging tasting experiences. Here, every sip of wine is a history lesson in and of itself, a journey, a story. Visit and become part of Thorne & Daughters cherished community and rapport with nature.

Please note while their hospitality is deeply rooted in friendliness and a generous pouring hand. Appointments for tastings and tours, are recommended in advance.

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