Haskell IV

Lamb, chicken such as coq au vin, dark chocolate

Despite good rainfall, the region was still affected by the preceding drought and realized a much smaller crop for the second year in a row. The perfect start to the season with excellent weather changed around end of February to cold wet weather. This resulted in wines that is of lower alcohol but still packed with concertation due to the low yielding vines.

16 months in 300l French Oak Barrels

Fermented with inoculated yeast with 4 pump-overs and punch downs in the first part of fermentation and only two during the last half of fermentation. Total maceration with skins was 21 days.

The boutique estate is 23 hectares in size, of which 14 hectares are planted under vine, with grape varietals including Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Shiraz. Even though Haskell Vineyards is particularly known for its Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, our single vineyard Chardonnay vines were planted in 1988 making these vines some of the oldest in the Cape. We are extremely proud to receive John Platter’s recognition each year for this outstanding quality of Chardonnay. The Haskell and Dombeya range, both exhibit an uncompromised purity and transparency that allows for a full expression of vintage and terroir. It is quality over quantity and approximately 6000 cases are produced every year, of which half is sold within South Africa and the remainder exported throughout Africa, Europe, Asia and America.