If the new wave of Swartland winemakers needed a poster boy, it could be Jurgen Gouws. With one of the cheekiest smiles in wine, and a pile of used oak barrels chalked with romantic history rather than toast levels, Gouws is certainly a character.
He's also an exceptionally sensitive winemaker who represents the cutting edge of what's happening in the Ca…
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