The Owl Post Pinotage

Ideal with hearty fare: venison, oxtail, osso buco, Malay curry, grilled aubergine, portobello mushrooms, or dark-chocolate truffle cake. Also pairs well with aged cheeses such as Cheddar or Gruyère.

Made from estate-grown Pinotage in Stellenbosch on dryland vines planted in 1997 in Tukulu soils. Part of Neethlingshof’s conservation programme: owl boxes and natural pest control support sustainable viticulture.

Aged 20 months in a mix of 25 % Hungarian, 30 % French, and 40 % American oak barrels.

Grapes were destemmed, crushed, then fermented in stainless steel. Approximately 25 % finished fermentation in French, Hungarian, and American oak barrels (300 L) before malolactic fermentation. The wine then spent 20 months ageing in these barrels.

Neethlingshof Estate has a long and rich tradition of wine making in Stellenbosch, the second oldest and most premier wine producing area of South Africa. The Estate occupies an incredibly privileged site with ideal natural conditions, soils, slopes, altitudes and climate to produce a variety of great wines. All the grapes for the Neethlingshof wines are grown on the estate and all the wine is made, matured and bottled in the cellars of the estate.