Tamboerskloof Chenin Blanc

This refined balance makes it an ideal accompaniment for grilled langoustines, lemon-infused risotto, or crispy-skinned pork belly served with a green apple slaw.

The grapes were hand picked into lug boxes weighing roughly 17kg and transported to Kleinood, 2km away. The grapes were then hand sorted and whole bunch pressed, to a recovery of 4861/ton. Fermentation took place in a concrete egg after which it was matured in 500L French oak barrels. 33% New Stockinger, 2nd and 3rd fill for 6 months with gross lees.

The name Tamboerskloof means the valley (kloof) of the drums (tamboer). When the Dutch settled in the Cape in 1652 lookout posts manned with spotters were established on the hills and mountains around the peninsula. The first spotter was placed where the suburb of Tamboerskloof lies today. These spotters drummed the message of an approaching ship from one lookout post to the next until the farmers in the surrounding valleys heard the drums and proceeded to harvest their crops and hasten to Cape Town harbour with their wagons in order to meet the ship on arrival. Before moving to the Boland Gerard, Libby and their two children Spicer and Katharien lived in this Cape Town suburb for 25 years. Thus with the fondest memories and the need to acknowledge the happy years they had spent there they named their wine Tamboerskloof.