Nastergal Red

Enjoy with a gourmet lamb or ostrich burger or with a tomato-based pasta.

We’ve sourced our Tempranillo from shale soil found along the Berg River in Wellington. The Alicante Bouschet grapes and small parcels of Touriga Naçional, Pontac, Souzão and Touriga Franca are from the foothills of Stellenbosch mountain. Deep red, welldrained soils of shale and sandstone buffer these vines from extreme conditions.

After gentle pressing the wine is matured in 2nd and 3rd fill French oak for 8 months prior to blending and bottling.

The components of this wine are vinified seperately. All are fermented naturally in open top fermentors, with some whole bunch fermentation.

Thistle and Weed is a collaboration between the Terblanche and Wiid families established in 2015, led by Etienne Terblanche (Viticulturist) and Stephanie Wiid (Winemaker). Inspired by the encroaching weeds found amongst the vines grown in the Cape, Etienne and Steph draw parallels between thistles and weeds and the uncompromising tenacity and survival skills of grapevines. Together, they set out to discover the best of the Cape’s hidden gems, intent on crafting honest wines that are made with a deep connection to nature and offer the most simple expression of the terroir from which they come.