Old Vines Cinsault

Perfect to savour on it’s own but also a great companion to stews or boeuf bourguignon.

Partnering with Johan Van Zyl from the farm Heidedal in the high mountains of the Piekenierskloof Valley, 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 beginning February from a mature 41 year old vineyard, planted in 1976.

The wine spent 6 months in older small French oak barrels before preparing ( with minimum intervention ) for bottling.

In the winery we did 25% whole bunch natural fermentation which started slowly after three days of cold soak and completed in 14 days, then another 4 days on the skins after the wine was fermented dry.

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.