Wine from your mind: Mount Abora - Koggelbos 2013

The Morning Claret has been a little sparse with blogging lately - holidaying in South Africa was the focus of a two glorious weeks. Part of that was of course about wine discovery, and there's plenty to discover in the huge and diverse Cape winelands. Li

(Almost) every week, I select an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed my attention. View the whole series here.

The Morning Claret has been a little sparse with blogging lately - holidaying in South Africa was the focus of a two glorious weeks. Part of that was of course about wine discovery, and there's plenty to discover in the huge and diverse Cape winelands.

One rapidly emerging theme is the younger generation of winemakers who reject the "Parker style" ethics that dominated premium South African wine in the late 90s. New oak, over ripe fruit and massive extraction isn't the only game in town anymore, thank goodness.

Johan Meyer is definitely part of this movement. He's also one of a few South African producers with the odd distinction of not owning any vineyards (Jurgen Gouws/Intellego is another). Meyer works with small leased parcels in various parts of the Cape, preferring dry farming and harvesting early to avoid excessive sugar or alcohol. He'…