Provenance Pinotage

With an alluring sweet spiciness that is unique to Pinotage, this wine pairs well with a mild Indian curry, as well as the popular Cape Malay dish bobotie.

Another consecutive dry and early vintage for Stellenbosch. L'Avenir's wines have shown notable elegance, with silky tannins, delicate fruit flavours and lower alcohols. These wines are specifically drinking well at a younger age, but great balance and a fine tannin structure promise impressive ageing potential.

Upon completion of malolactic fermentation, the wine was matured in steel tanks, as well as 300-litre French barrels for 10-14months, using a combination of new, second and third-fill French oak. The final blend was based on meticulous barrel selection.

Grapes were harvested by hand at optimal ripeness. Each vineyard was individually vinified. Once the grapes were crushed, the mash was cooled and fermentation took place for 10-15 days at 26°C.

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.