GlenRosé

The elegance of GlenRosé is matched by delicate salmon sashimi or grilled lobster.

Produced from a section of a vineyard, which is situated on the highest point of L’Avenir. With constant wind, elevation and a longer ripening period, this vineyard is specifically managed to craft elegant and refreshing rosé. The 2019 vintage stands out in terms of freshness and elegance. L’Avenir’s wines from this vintage boast natural acidity and crispness. Phenolic ripeness was attained at lower sugar levels resulting with lower alchohol levels.

A 15% portion of the wine was matured in large French oak barrels for two months.

Grapes were harvested by hand at optimal ripeness. Only free run juice was used and skin contact was determined in individual batches.

L’Avenir’s rich history dates back to the late 1600s when the estate was one of the very first sites identified for grape growing by the Cape’s earliest European settlers. The estate was renamed L’Avenir in 1992 by Mark Wiehe a Mauritian businessman who left a career of trading sugar in London to purchase the farm. This was the start of specialisation of this unique boutique winery. Wiehe appointed former pharmacist Francois Naude as winemaker and the estate swiftly gained recognition for its distinctive Pinotage and Chenin Blanc. In 2005 L’Avenir was acquired by the owner of the prestigious Chablis property Laroche Chablisien Michel Laroche.