Southern Slopes

Black pepper and poppy seed crusted venison loin.

This wine was produced from grapes from our Riebeeksrivier farm in the Swartland, which is situated on the slopes of the Riebeek Kasteel Mountains on the Malmesbury side. Our best red cultivars are found planted on the Southern and Western slopes of these mountains. This particular wine is from the Southern slopes where there is more Clay in the soil mixed with Malmesbury shale. The combination of slope and soil culminates into this deeper and richer style red blend.

Wine was aged in a combination of 4th and 5th fill French oak barrels and Nico Vello cement tanks for 16 to 18 months. The blend and cultivar percentage will differ with each vintage, seeing that no vintage is the same.

Grapes are handpicked in lug boxes and transported to the cellar in cold trucks. All the grapes are sorted and fermented in different fermentation vessels. Picking each vineyard block separately allows for different dimensions in the final wine which can be incorporated in the final blend.

This is a range created in recognition of the Cape of Good Hope’s vinous heritage which stretches back more than 350 years when the first Governor of the Cape planted grapes. These unique wines are the result of irreplaceable parcels of old vines and site specific terroirs. The labels reflect the grape variety as well as the origin and singular characters behind them.