Kalmoesfontein White

The warm, earthy notes of this wine pair beautifully with tomato-based casseroles or a rich cheese fondue.

This wine is crafted from a selection of old bushvines, primarily planted in the 1950s and 1960s, including varietals such as Chenin Blanc, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and others. These unirrigated vines are farmed as biologically as possible and are situated on various slopes of the Paardeberg mountain, contributing to the complexity of the fruit.

The wine is fermented in foudres and aged in concrete for 20 months, enhancing its texture and complexity.

All fruit is whole-bunch handled, with no crushing or destemming. The white grapes are transferred directly to old casks or concrete tanks for fermentation and aging. No additions are made to the grapes other than sulfur before and after fermentation.

AA Badenhorst Family Wines are grown, made and matured on Kalmoesfontein farm in the Swartland appellation of South Africa. 28ha of old bushvines grow in the Siebritskloof part of the Paardeberg mountain. The property is owned by the baie dynamic and good looking cousins Hein and Adi Badenhorst. They are originally from Constantia. Their grandfather was the farm manager of Groot Constantia for 46 years. Their fathers were born there and farmed together in Constantia, during the days when people still ate fresh vegetables and Hanepoot grapes, drank Cinsault and there were a lot less traffic lights and hippies still had a presence. Together these two have restored a neglected cellar on the farm that was last used in the 1930′s to make natural wines in the traditional manner.