Old Trafford

Enjoy with just about any food, even a Vegan dish.

The Cinsaut is from a magnificent old bush vine vineyard in Darling, the cooler coastal side of the Swartland. Part of a he farm, meticulously farmed by a great character called "Boetie". (Referred to as "Darling Boetie"!) Yield approx. 4 tons / ha. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from our neighbouring Keermont vineyard on the slopes of the Helderberg, Stellenbosch. Both similar decomposed granite soil typical of the area.

Handpicking into 20 kg lugboxes. Destemming and gentle crushing directly into small open top fermentation tanks. Spontaneous natural yeast fermentation @ max. 27deg. with the cap of skins punched down manually 2 - 3 times a day for 10 days. Wine drained directly to barrels together with single pressing from basket press. We used a small amount of whole bunch in the Cinsaut and Syrah.

Handpicking into 20 kg lugboxes. Destemming and gentle crushing directly into small open top fermentation tanks. Spontaneous natural yeast fermentation @ max. 27deg. with the cap of skins punched down manually 2 - 3 times a day for 10 days. Wine drained directly to barrels together with single pressing from basket press. We used a small amount of whole bunch in the Cinsaut and Syrah.

A small family winery at the end of the Upper Blaauwklippen Road in the mountains above Stellenbosch South Africa. Established in 1992 by architect David Trafford & artist wife Rita with the focus on high end red wines of great intensity & longevity using minimal intervention production methods.