Kapokberg Pinot noir

serve with a crispy roasted duck breast and plum compote.

It’s exciting times with our Pinot Noir with new sites and different clones coming into production. The 2015 crop was one of our largest, but even with this increased yield the fruit developed very well with the berries achieving even phenolic ripeness.

The wine spent 15 months in 500L French Oak barrels. 15% new oak, the rest in older barrels.

The wine was fermented in open barrels and also in stainless steel tanks.

Groote Post has always been best known for its Sauvignon Blanc but in recent years its other wines notably Chardonnay Shiraz and Pinot Noir have gained greater recognition from wine competitions and its widespread client base alike. Although Groote Post wines have received a steady stream of accolades and awards since its maiden 1999 vintage co-owner Nick Pentz and winemaker Lukas Wentzel believe that the best has yet to come. While acknowledging that winemaking and particularly grape growing are a perpetual work in progress they are confident that they now have the building blocks in place for a more mature phase in its life cycle. This was amply illustrated during the long and challenging 2004 harvest that produced grapes with the desired physiological factors and phenolic ripeness resulting in complex wines showing intense fruit flavours. The Sauvignon Blancs are now showing consistency with the sought-after fruit to acid balance.