Fenix

Venison, beef, selection of cheeses.

The 2017 vintage was dry and warm but cooler evenings ensured the slower and more even ripening of the berries. Cool evenings also reduced the effect of the drought and lessened the effect on yield, unlike the 2016 vintage which had heat waves with warm night time temperatures.

The grapes from the four different blocks were hand harvested in the early morning hours and hand sorted in the cellar before pumped through a mash-cooler to the fermentation tanks. The wine was pumped over the skin and punched down 4 times per day for the first part of fermentation and after reaching 12*B only twice a day.

To honour the original farm, our lifestyle range of wines bears the Dombeya name. The Dombeya tree, native to South Africa, has extraordinarily beautiful flowers which herald in South Africa’s spring season. Dotted around our vineyards these trees embrace the cycle of regeneration and renewal, a fitting symbol of modern-day South Africa. Our Dombeya portfolio consists of 5 wines; a varietal range of Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, and a Reserve range with Boulder Road Shiraz and the Bordeaux-style Fenix.