The Field Blend

Pork, Game (deer, venison), Shellfish, Spicy food, Poultry, Lean fish, Mild and soft cheese, Fruity desserts

This year we decided to mirror the ratio of the grape varietals in the vineyard, and make an aromatic Roussanne-led blend. The overall fruit quality was exceptional - loose bunches, small berries, and robust skins bringing structure and a concentration of flavours.

Aged for 8 months in barrel and tank with regular lees stirring.

This wine is almost entirely barrel fermented, with a small portion being aged in concrete egg to add a component of body. We handled the wine as carefully and naturally as possible, giving it only a light fining and then bottling with minimal filtration.

Stark-Condé Wines is located in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosch. It is a dramatic valley with steep changes in vineyard elevation from 150 to 600 metres making for a range of sites with distinct characteristics. At Stark-Condé they stick to traditional winemaking methods: open tank fermentation meticulous sorting of grapes hand-punchdowns basket pressing and maturation in small French oak barrels.