Pinotage

Pairs beautifully with grilled steak, roast lamb, barbecue dishes and slow-cooked beef, while also complementing smoked meats, traditional South African braai cuisine and mature cheeses. The wine's rich fruit profile and savoury depth make it highly versatile with hearty dishes.

The fertile Durbanville soil, quality of the dry-land Pinotage grapes, as well as the high rainfall, warmer summer days and cooler nights all contribute to the quality of Maastricht wines.

The grapes were hand-picked, de-stalked and crushed into open fermenters “kuipe”. Inoculated with NT 50, punched through for every 4 hours. The wine was pressed at 5°B. Malolactic fermentation completed in tank before maturation in French oak barrels for 15 months.

The farm is situated amongst the rolling hills of the Durbanville wine valley, with magnificent views towards Cape Town and the Atlantic seaboard. The close proximity to the ocean, literally 10km away, has a major influence in the way that the vines flourish. During the hot summer month, cooling winds help to retain the natural acidity of the fruit, a key element in winemaking. Vice versa in the cold and wet Cape Town winters, the clay rich soils around the Tygerberg work like a sponge and capture water. All vineyards are managed by the family and their long established team, only they decide what is best. Small handcrafted vineyard parcels are chosen every harvest for their own wines. Selected mainly by the unique characteristics of Durbanville grapes – fruit driven white wines and well balanced red wines. During harvest time, a watch full eye is kept on the vineyards, to decide when the best time is to pick the grapes. Optimal ripening conditions, knowledge of the land and modern technology work hand in hand to produce outstanding wines.