Rosé

You can have this beautiful Quoin Rock Rosé on its own or with seafood dishes, such as crayfish, mussels, or ceviche. It is also an excellent partner for steak tartare.

Our Rosé is crafted from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, two cultivars that flourish on the slopes of the Simonsberg. Here, the vines enjoy generous sunlight tempered by cool maritime breezes from Table Bay, allowing for slow, even ripening. To capture delicate fruit expression and a light, elegant colour, bunches are hand-harvested at first light while still cool, ensuring pristine quality on arrival at the cellar.

The wine remains in barrel for six months, with careful bâtonnage adding subtle richness and texture, all while maintaining its lively freshness.

Creating Rosé requires precision to achieve both delicacy and vibrancy. The grapes undergo a gentle pressing to ensure a pale hue while preserving bright fruit expression. After a short period of settling, the juice is transferred to seasoned 225-litre barrels where fermentation unfolds.

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.