South Africa — wine

Elim

South Africa's southernmost wine ward at the tip of the Agulhas Plain, producing some of the country's most precise and cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah under extreme Southern Ocean influence.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Exceptional cool vintage; Sauvignon Blanc of extraordinary freshness and mineral precision.
2021 Good Southern Ocean influence; wines show restraint and aromatic clarity.
2020 Consistent quality; Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah both performed well.
2019 Benchmark Elim vintage; wines of remarkable precision and mineral character.
2018 Cold season with intense Southern Ocean influence; wines of exceptional delicacy and tension.