Die Plêk Cinsault

Works quite well in pairings with stews, braised and roasted meat dishes like beef, lamb, goat, beef, duck.

Cinsault, or “Hermitage” as wine farmers like to call it, is a heritage cultivar from the Cape. The single vineyard bush vine dates back to 1974 and is meticulously cared for by hand. Due to its age, it renders naturally very low yields and are further farmed without irrigation.

Die Plêk was matured in a combination of mature French oak barrels for 9 months.

This wine is made naturally and in a biodynamic way by not making use of any commercial yeasts, enzymes or fining agents. It is further not filtered or cold stabilized and may therefore in time show harmless sediment.

Over the past decade Jasper Raats has built an international reputation for crafting outstanding wines such as Sauvignon and Pinot from the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley but more particularly for his seven years of winemaking efforts in New Zealand. Crafting very individualistic wines “that I like and can make without any restrictions or guidelines” has been a natural progression two years after returning to South Africa.