Rustenberg at Waitrose

I make a point of visiting a Waitrose whenever I’m up or down the A1 or M6. Usually, this involves having one of their delicious bacon rolls for lunch (or supper, or whatever really). So I now have a string of them in suitable locations – Sandbach, Newark, Lutterworth, Ashford and recently Great Malvern.

However, on of the benefits of this ‘bacon roll’ search, is that I regularly look at their wine shelves. This week – courtesy of a photo my daughter put on her Facebook site, I’ve discovered that they are selling Rustenberg ‘John X Merriman’ 2008 at £8.99 a bottle, reduced from £11.99, (or £8.54 if you but a dozen on line.)

I visited Rustenberg in 2008 and the John X Merriman was one I really liked. So mush that it was part of the South African tasting I gave to the Cumbria Wine Society. That was 2006 and I haven’t tasted this one yet – but I wouldn’t expect it to disappoint!

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