THE EXCLUSIVE PRE-RELEASE OF THE OPULENT THE BLACK LION 2020
We are thrilled to announce that our bespoke The Black Lion, hailed one of the most eminent and palatial 100% Shiraz wines to emerge from South Africa, is debuting its entrancing 2020 vintage pre-release.
We are thrilled to announce that our bespoke The Black Lion, hailed one of the most eminent and palatial 100% Shiraz wines to emerge from South Africa, is debuting it...
In 1991 Emil and Sonette Den Dulk left Johannesburg to Stellenbosch in aim to find a special property in the Cape. They came to the Polkadraai Hills and, looking out at Table Mountain in the West, across False Bay and east to the Stellenbosch mountains, they knew they had found what they were looking for. Their aim was to create South Africa’s first five varietal Bordeaux blend with a philosophy of gentle winemaking and detailed vineyard pract...
De Toren has 22ha on the Polkadraai Hills overlooking Stellenbosch at an elevation of 200-400m, benefiting from the cooling South-Eastern wind to form a microclimate perfectly suited to the elegant style they covet. 25 different clones of the five bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, are matched to 10 different rootstocks and planted across fifteen different soil types. Each variety, clone an...
The concept of a gravity fed winery, basket pressing and hand harvesting of the five Bordeaux grape varieties could only be a winning formula.
The system of a 4000 litre pressure tank in a lift shaft as a pump, hand sorting conveyors and a basket press has since been implemented to perfection on our farm and produces excellent, complex and well balanced wines.
Producing South Africa's first five varietal blend was a milestone in itself. Th...
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