Hartenberg Estate

STORK'S FLIGHT WINTER 2018

22 MAY 2018 • GENERAL 

Autumn is often deemed as the season which illustrates that change can be beautiful.  In a multitude of golds, purples, oranges and reds, it sometimes seems as if trees fall apart, but from a different angle the sun steps back, leaves go to sleep and a new season awakens.

And so, change can be both melancholic and magical. 

The first settlers to cultivate the virgin land of the estate now known as Hartenberg were friends Cunraad Boin and Christoffel Esterhuizzen who were granted permission to work 60 morgen (20 ha) of the land in 1692. Even then the wine-bearing potential of the soil was recognised and one of the first tasks that the two partners undertook was the clearing of the land to plant 2 000 vines. In 1704, Christoffel Esterhuizzen was granted the title d...

Hartenberg is nestled in a valley on the free-draining, north-eastern slopes of the Bottelary Hills. Vineyards face north,west, and east, with varietals planted to take advantage of either morning or afternoon sun. There is a difference in altitude of some 250 meters between the northern and southern vineyards.

CLIMATE

Typically Mediterranean climate of warm, dry summers and cold ,wet winters.
Temperature (ave): 12 Deg Celcius (Min...