Old Vines Cinsault

Steak, pork, hard cheeses

Our Old Vines Cinsault is an effort to bring tribute to one of the workhorse grapes of the South African wine industry. Partnering with Kobus and DH Van Niekerk from the farm Spes Bona on the higher slopes of Voorgroenberg, Wellington, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 300 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked beginning February from a mature vineyard planted in 1952.

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

In the winery we did 100% 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.