Atlantikas Pinotage

This wine's light and fresh character makes it a versatile companion to various dishes. It pairs well with grilled meats, cheeses, and hearty soups. Its juicy acidity and subtle spice also complement dishes like snook braai with apricot jam.

Sourced from three untrellised bushvine parcels in the Lower Helderberg region of Stellenbosch, the vines were planted in 1976 and 1996 by earlier Bredell farmers. These dry-farmed vineyards are situated on decomposed granite soils, benefiting from the maritime influence of nearby False Bay.

The 'Atlantikas' Pinotage is matured for nine months on lees in stainless steel tanks, without any oak influence. This approach preserves the wine's fresh and vibrant character.

Winemaker Bernhard Bredell employs a natural approach, fermenting the wine with a combination of 30% whole bunches, 30% destemmed grapes, and the remainder direct pressed. The wine is aged for nine months on lees in stainless steel tanks, with no oak influence, and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Bernhard Bredell: Why the name “Scions of Sinai”? Scion = In plant biology referring to the top part of a plant/vine that exists above the ground. We say “The Scion cultivar of that vine is Chenin blanc and the rootstock cultivar is Richter 99″. In old English literature the word “Scion” also refers to “the descendant of…”. Making it applicable to refer to myself as a “scion” from Sinai Hill as well as the vines. Plural “Scions”. Pronounced: SIGH-ENS. Sinai = Referring to Sinai Hill not the famous biblical mountain but the folk name for the foothill in the lower Helderberg region of Stellenbosch where the Bredell’s have farmed with old dryland bushvines for many generations. Luckily some of them are still rooted and a great part of them owned by my cousin Pieter Bredell (also 7th generation Bredell). Pronounced: SIN-EYE. It’s me and these couple of old bushvines… together we are by definition the Scions of Sinai. The descendants of Sinai Hill.