Rustenberg Peter Barlow is a regal cabernet sauvignon from a single vineyard on this centuries-old Stellenbosch property. The first vintage ever made was the 1996 and recently South Africa buyer Victoria drank the 1999 which was in an incredible place at 27 years’ old! Murray Barlow, the third generation of the family to farm the estate, finalised the 2025 blend the day before our buyer tasted the wine for the second time this year, in July 2026. Deep and dense, with an intense core of cassis, black-cherry and brambly fruit, this is poised and sophisticated with dark liquorice spice, dried tobacco-leaf and graphite complexity. It has the fine, supple-textured tannins of the vintage, and a bright, refreshing seam of acidity, balancing the full-bodied concentration. Aged in approximately 65% new French oak for what will likely be a total of twenty months, this is already showing the seamless integration of oak and fruit that is a characteristic of the 2025s. While powerful and rich, it is a graceful example of this venerable cabernet block, with a long, mineral finish. Since the 2024 vintage, after years of trials, Peter Barlow is now bottled under Diam30. Drink from 2032 to 2050. 14.5%
