Stellenbosch 1679 Cabernet Sauvignon

Ribeye steak with garlic butter mash and charred asparagus, Venison loin with wild mushroom risotto and a red wine reduction, Oxtail stew with herbed dumplings and caramelised root vegetables.

Low rainfall, dry ripening season with cool nights and warm, dry days during picking. Smaller berries, with excellent colour and flavour intensity, harvested at optimum phenolic ripeness.

24 months in new 225 liter 100% Classic French oak barrels from Tonnellerie Bossuet.

9 days on skins in rotor fermenters at 25°C.

Koelenhof Winery is a renowned wine-producing estate located in the picturesque Stellenbosch region of South Africa. The year 1679 marks the first recorded history of the town of Stellenbosch. It is at this time that then Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony, Simon van der Stel, established the town of Stellenbosch. Van der Stel is widely acknowledged for his role in the development of the South African wine industry. As a celebrated and leading producer of fine wines, we are proud to offer an award-winning range of wines with our Stellenbosch 1679 range. Our range offers deliciously blended wines with unique flavour profiles from grapes grown on the sloped vineyards of Stellenbosch, located in the Western Province of South Africa.