The team at Ernie Els Wines is toasting the New Year with a number of new vintage releases, including the latest Ernie Els Signature, and an inbox full of high praise and ratings from eminent wine industry experts and leading journalists. So let’s raise a glass to 2025!
Ernie Els Signature 2018
The esteemed Tim Atkin MW writes, “I’m pleasantly surprised by the 2018s, says [Ernie Els Wines winemaker] Louis Strydom, and he’s not alone. This cuvée of Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% each of Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot comes from warmer sites in a drought year, but is precise, focused and well balanced, with plenty of toasty oak and layers of mint, cassis and bramble. Styles are shifting at Ernie Els.” – South African Report 2024
Awards
Tim Atkin MW South African Report 2024 – 93 Points
Winemag Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2024 – 93 Points & Top 10
Bottles Produced: 2,991
Vegan Certified
Ernie Els Proprietor’s Blend 2020
Malu Lambert, leading SA Wine Journalist, writes: “Deep crimson. Classic-styling unwraps aromatics of cassis and cherries dusted in black pepper, cacao, dried vanilla pod. On entry sappy blackcurrants and plums riven with juicy cherry liqueur burst along a line of cleansing acid, cresting to a pure dark-fruited core.”
Bottles Produced: 3,275
Vegan Certified
Ernie Els Big Easy Red Blend 2022
“An inviting wine with warmed red berry fruits and lovely concentration. Savoury notes underpinned by fine, elongated tannins.” – International Wine Challenge 2024
Awards
International Wine Challenge 2024 – 90 Points (Silver)
Bottles Produced: 64,182
Vegan Certified
