Estate Collection White Blend

Best served with creamy pasta dishes, seafood and light lunches.

The 2024/2025 season had a cold, wet winter, a cool spring with rainfall and sufficient soil moisture levels. This indicated a late start to the harvest season. We experienced less stress and no disease pressure in our vineyards. We had two hot days in December but the vineyards were resilient and showed no signs of heat stress. A warm ripening period ensued with greater diurnal shifts, resulting in a classic vintage that shows great promise of exceptional quality and ageability.

Weathered-granite, iron fragments, and clay. This White Blend, comprised predominantly of Roussanne, was harvested in approximately four passes through the vineyard from a tiny 0.4-hectare site. The vineyard’s changing slope, as well as stem ripeness, dictated the picking. The grapes were whole-bunch pressed and transferred into amphorae, where was it was allowed to naturally ferment with indigenous yeast. A small portion of this wine was fermented in a seasoned oak barrel, where it matured for a period of eleven months before blending and bottling.

Hazendal is a heritage farm and wine estate in Stellenbosch. For more than three centuries Hazendal has been a widely recognised Cape Winelands landmark. Nestled in the Bottelary Hills, it has transitioned from a humble grain and livestock operation in the 17th century, into a notable wine producer and premium lifestyle estate. Today, Hazendal offers families, life adventurists and wine and food aficionados, a rare combination of culinary, cultural, educational and outdoor experiences.