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Wine Description
The Story
Most of the grapes for this wine are grown by us on Kalmoesfontein in granite soils. The rest of the grapes are from our neighbors with whom we work closely. The Cinsault and Shiraz grapes were picked early in the morning and the whole bunches were transferred to the press and pressed slowly so as not extract too much color. The Shiraz juice was allowed 2 hours of skin contact before being drawn o from the skins. The juices were blended and na...
Wine Information
The winery is located on a mountain range which is a granite outcrop and three distinctive types of granitic soil are found on this property - specifically Paardeberg, Lammershoek and Lemoenfontein granites. The soils are extremely old and considered by many to be ‘low potential ‘ as vine growth is not as luxeriant as in other areas. Yields are generally quite low averaging 3-4 tons/ha for Chenin Blanc. No irrigation is used as the soild have ...