Old Vine Palomino

Seafood, Risotto, Sushi, Cold meats

Our Old Vines Palomino is an effort to silence for those who think of Palomino to be of lesser quality than many other, more noble varieties! Partnering with Potgieter Van Zyl from the farm Bergendal in the high mountains of Piekenierskloof , we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 700 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid- February from a vineyard planted in 1974, these old bush vines gives great concentration and complexity in the final wine.

In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to Stainless Steel to settle overnight, after which the juice was transferred to Concrete Egg and older French oak barrels. Without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days and completed in 28 days after which the wine spent 5 months on the gross lees before preparing (with minimum intervention) for bottling. The result is an honest wine and true to Old Vines character, full of flavour and rich in concentration, which reflects where it comes from.

Kruger Family Heritage dates back to the early 1700’s with the arrival of the first settlers to South Africa. Our wines are made from the best grapes grown in Stellenbosch Region matured in small oak barrels for 12–24 months.