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.

Atlantikas 2025 is an expression of maritime Pinotage, sourced from three bushvine vineyards located on the same band in False Bay. These sites are within 5km of the Southern Atlantic Ocean, exposing the vines to coastal influence.

The wine is then aged for nine months on its fine lees in a combination of concrete and stainless steel vessels. This careful handling, coupled with the slower, maritime-influenced ripening, results in a refined and intensely juicy, cherry-driven profile.

This wine champions a brighter, lighter Pinotage. To achieve this style, Bernhard uses a Blanc de Noir pressing techniques on a portion of the wine to dramatically reduce skin-to-juice contact.

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.