Wine of the Week - Matthew Jukes, March 2026

Anthony Hamilton Russell is one of the most urbane and courteous fellows in the Cape. [...] AHR ploughs a thoroughly civilised furrow, crafting wines of uncommon refinement and global appeal. Since he assumed responsibility for his estate back in 1991, the chardonnays and pinots here have undergone a gradual, unrelenting refinement, attaining world-class notoriety, yet prices remain fair and unusually enticing. [...] these are finely wrought, mineral-soaked, ultra-sophisticated wines with transcendent flavours. You should seek them out. At around £45 a throw, they ought to be atop your Burgundy-style wish list.