Skuinsberg Cinsaut

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Grapes hand-harvested from the steepest slopes on Kaapzicht Estate planted in 1991. The grapes are crushed and destemmed and fermented with an inoculated culture of biodynamic yeast for 4 days on the skins.

Skuinsberg Cinsaut was planted in 1991 on the steepest slope on Kaapzicht: hence the name Skuinsberg/steephill. (The steep hills have claimed quite a few tractors over the past 40 years!) The soil has low potential, weathered granite - resulting in smaller berries and lower yields. On average we get between 10 - 13 tons from the 2.1 ha block.

After completion of malo-lactic conversion, the wine is racked and transferred to 225L old barrels for ageing. After 10 months in barrel the wine is blended and bottled.