Bloemcool Jakkals

Beef, Lamb, Game (deer, venison), Poultry

Basket pressed and transferred to older french oak 225L barrels for 20 months, before racking and bottling. The wine is unfined.

For the last vintage it was decided to pick earlier than previous years @22Balling, to keep some acidity during the preceding dry years. The grapes were received early morning after being hand harvested in baskets. 20% whole bunches at the bottom of a older foudre with sorted grapes on top, the wine was allowed to ferment naturally with punch downs and once a day movement to promote healthy fermentation.

In 1693, the first vineyards were planted at the top of Bloemkoolfontein farm, today known as Fairview. Over the years, we’ve reinvested our efforts back into the land, replanting vines that suit the soils and expanding our vinicultural horizons every step of the way. Needless to say, this cultivated investment has yielded world class wine. Yet it’s also done something else. Something even more special. Behind closed cellar doors, and with access to handpicked parcels and rare varieties, our winemakers’ have had the vanguard freedom to push the boundaries and refine their craft. The result is Bloemcool – an esoteric, age-worthy wine that brims with elegance and tales to tell. We’ve even embraced our heritage by repurposing past bottles and hand-making labels that are implanted with real cauliflower seeds, encouraging the new keeper of the wine to let the story of Bloemcool perpetually live on.