Private Cuvée

Poultry, Fish, Shellfish, Oysters/Sushi

The biggest part of this vintage blend hails from Altima vineyards, situated in Elandskloof where the best vineyard sites and soils are found on the steep slopes surrounding this picturesque valley. Good decomposed shale soils, from the Malmesbury group of soils, are the predominant soils on the farm. These soils tend to have a high water- retention capacity and are high in organic matter, resulting in vigorous growth. The Chardonnay vineyards trellising system is vertical shoot positioning, whilst the Pinot Noir vineyards are trellised using the posted vine method.

After disgorgement, the wine was left for 6 months under cork before shipment. The world class Anthonij Rupert Méthode Cap Classique Cellar is extraordinary, as it has all the riddling, disgorging, bottling and labelling facilities housed in the same building.

Produced in the Anthonij Rupert Cap Classique Cellar, La Garonne in Franschhoek. All of the grapes are handpicked and whole-bunch pressed. The best quality of juice (Tête de Cuvée) was settled overnight and then racked off its lees for fermentation. The best fermented base wine was selected for finesse and elegance. Secondary bottle fermentation followed and the wine was finally aged for an extended period on the lees of 72 months before disgorgement.

Anthonij Rupert Wyne was founded on the farm L’Ormarins in Franschhoek. Originally owned by the late Anthonij Rupert who passed away in 2001 the farm was eventually taken over by his brother Johann Rupert in 2003 and the brand named after him. It was Johann Rupert who constructed a state-of-the-art winemaking facility catapulting the farm into a prestigious wine estate and the beginnings of what is now a sprawling enterprise. The focus is on terroir specific wines and therefore the ranges are made from a number of sites. Each site offers optimum varietal specific growing conditions allowing Anthonij Rupert Wyne to adhere to the requirements of their different brands.