Single Block Glenrose

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

The 2026 harvest at L’Avenir started much earlier than usual, following a fast-paced growing season. Overall grape quality was excellent, with slightly higher yields than the previous year. Although dry conditions required careful vineyard management to maintain fruit balance, the grapes arrived at the cellar in healthy condition. The 2026 vintage wines are showing great promise, characterized by exceptional fruit purity and the refined structure typical of L’Avenir.

Grapes were harvested by hand at optimal ripeness. Only free run juice was used. A small portion of the wine was fermented and matured in large French oak barrels for six to nine months.

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.