Big Flower - Cabernet Sauvignon2022
RED WINE
- Producer Big Flower
- Blend Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country South Africa
- Region Western Cape
- Appellation Stellenbosch
- UPC 6009881100018
Reviews
Wine Advocate 92
Compared to the Cabernet Franc that maintains a zesty green element, the Botanica Wines 2022 Stellenbosch Big Flower Cabernet Sauvignon leans to the sweet side of the spectrum with creamy blackberry preserves and crème de cassis. This wine shows more overall concentration and ripeness in a bigger production of 19,300 bottles. Despite the wine's softer fruit texture, this Cabernet Sauvignon maintains the elegance and precision of the house style. It ages in neutral French oak for 11 months.
by ML, Wine Advocate , 2025
Technical Details
Estate
Founded in 2009 by owner and self-taught winemaker Ginny Povall, an intrepid American who fell in love with the beautiful Cape winelands and purchased Protea Heights farm in Stellenbosch’s Devon. Established in the late 1940s, Protea Heights was the first farm in South Africa to cultivate indigenous protea flowers commercially (South Africa’s national flower). Inspired by this horticultural history, it was only natural that Ginny would choose to develop her wine brands and labels with a botanical flair.Today the estate boasts eight varieties of proteas (four of which are hybridized species unique to the property), largely destined for export to Europe. The 53 acre farm is planted with 24 acres of indigenous flowers, which bloom throughout the year and 12 acres of organically farmed, high density vineyards. Planted between 2009 and 2010, the estate vines include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Albariño.