Delaire Graff The Banghoek 2022 Stellenbosch Bordeaux-style red wine bottle

'The Banghoek' Bordeaux-Style, 2022

Name: Delaire Graff - 'The Banghoek' Bordeaux-Style, Stellenbosch - 2022 (750ml)
Brand: Delaire Graff
SKU: DG-DGBH-2022-US
Price: 185 USD
Availability: InStock

750ml

'The Banghoek' Bordeaux-Style, 2022

750ml

Country of Origin:South Africa

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$185

Specifications

Description

Delaire Graff The Banghoek 2022 is a Stellenbosch red shaped in a classic Bordeaux-inspired style, with structure, savory detail, and aromatic lift taking priority over sheer fruit weight. The wine is built with restraint, using careful extraction and measured oak to support its shape rather than dominate it. The result is a composed, Cabernet-led style with clear South African character and a more Old World-influenced frame.

The nose opens with subtle spicy oak, cedarwood, and violet, followed by red fruit and a savory thread on the palate. Fine, integrated tannins give the wine structure without making it feel hard, while the oak adds polish and definition through a firm, dry finish. It would pair especially well with roast lamb, beef tenderloin, duck, or mushroom-based dishes, where its savory profile and tannic structure can work naturally with the food.

Still youthful, this is a red with enough balance and grip to reward further cellaring, though it should also show well now with time in the glass or a short decant.

Flavor Profiles

Black currant

Blackberries

Oak spice

Cedar

In the cellar

The grapes were hand-sorted and fermented as whole berries to preserve fruit purity and allow for gentler extraction. Basket pressing was used to maintain finesse in the tannin structure before the wine matured for 16 months in French oak barrels, 60% of them new. The oak contributes subtle spice, cedar, and structural support while allowing the fruit and savory character to remain central to the wine.

Winemaker: Morne Vrey

About the Winery

Nestled between majestic mountains and overlooking the vineyards of Stellenbosch, Delaire Graff Estate has achieved what owner and globally renowned visionary Laurence Graff had in mind when he acquired this magnificent Cape Winelands property in 2003 and vowed to transform it into South Africa’s most desirable art, hospitality and wine destination.

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'The Banghoek' Bordeaux-Style, 2022

'The Banghoek' Bordeaux-Style, 2022

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