High on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain, 50km from Cape Town, lies the family-owned Delheim Estate. Here the Sperling family has been making wines of character for many decades. The late Michael Hans ‘Spatz’ Sperling, was the Patriarch and also a South African wine industry legend. His wife Vera still resides on the farm. Eldest son Victor Sperling and eldest daughter Nora Sperling-Thiel serve as directors of the company and live on the farm with their families.
The latest release of Delheim Estate’s icon Grand Reserve underscores the fact that 2020 is set to be one of the best red wine vintages the Cape has experienced in recent memory. Delheim Grand Reserve, the red Bordeaux-style blend from this renowned estate has – since its maiden release in 1981 – garnered a reputation as one of South Africa’s foremost red wines with the Grand Reserve 2020 one of the best renditions of this wine in its illustrious history.
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 69%, Cabernet Franc 12.5%, Petit Verdot 12.5% and Merlot 6%