Nicobar

A beautiful wine, perfect on its own but also an ideal partner to citrus marinated grilled shrimp, gooseberry and goats cheese crostini and tangerine glazed.

The Sauvignon Blanc grapes of the are grown on two of our farms; Boskloof, situated in the Agulhas area, and Quoin Rock in the Simonsberg-Stellenbosch area. On Boskloof, the vines grow in Bokkeveld, Koffieklip and gravel and are constantly exposed to the cool Atlantic Ocean breeze. On Quoin Rock, the vines have been planted nearly 500 meters above sea level in decomposed granite, colluvial sandstone and gravel and grow in a slightly warmer climate. The Semillon that makes up the rest of this wine is also grown on our Boskloof farm.

Following fermentation, the wine matures for four to six months on fine lees in stainless steel tanks, with regular stirring to enhance texture and palate volume while maintaining vibrant freshness and fruit-forward character.

To ensure optimal freshness, the grapes are picked early and kept cool until they reach the cellar, where they are gently destemmed and crushed. Each batch is fermented separately, allowing unique aromas and flavours to develop.

The name Quoin Rock found its inspiration from the Agulhas area the most southern tip of Africa where Quoin Point is the second most southernly point and where Quoin Rock Wines’ conservation farm Boskloof is located. Ships rounding the cape on their way back from or to markets in the east from the mid-1400’s to these modern times would stop over at the cape of good hope — todays Table Bay Harbour Cape Town to replenish their boats with fresh produce. Farms like Quoin Rock would rush produce to the harbour and from the late 1660’s wines from South Africa started forming part of the goods delivered to the port. Now just over 350 years later South African wines are still exported from Table Bay harbour. While wine production is the main activity at Quoin Rock in Stellenbosch the Agulhas farm Boskloof focuses on conservation. Bontebok springbok eland and zebra have been reintroduced to this area.