Capitoline Wolf Rosè

A giant plate of Salmon roses or pork and chive dumplings are a perfect match here.

The Cinsault for this Rose comes from an old bush vine block planted on a farm in the Breedekloof called Orleans farmed by Kowie Stofberg. This special block we harvest from is the last remaining block of fruit Kowie’s father planted. We pick this fruit nice and early around 19.5 Brix to keep the wine fresh and spicy. The Semillon for this wine comes Bot River.

Once the wine was dry it was stirred on the gross lees for 9 months without sulphur. Just before bottling it was racked, blended with the Semillon, sulphured up and protein stabilised. The wine was gently filtered before bottling.

The grapes were chilled overnight and whole bunch pressed to a stainless steel tank the following morning. The press and free run juice are pressed to the same tank, the juice is allowed to settle out gently overnight. From here the juice was racked to big old french oak barrels where it was allowed to ferment naturally.

McFarlane Wines was born while sharing dreams and desires one evening over dinner, sometime in 2018. A dream to have something family-owned and operated, and a deep desire to honour some of South Africa’s heritage varieties. South Africa’s vinous history is a unique one, and certain varieties have had a significant influence in shaping where the South African wine industry is today. McFarlane Wines aims to produce fine, honest wines from these varieties and share what we love about them with the world.