Grenache Noir

Beef, Pasta, Lamb, Poultry

While these vines mature under the watchful eye of Rosa, the Twee Jonge Gezellen range debuts with a Grenache Noir sourced from dryland bushvines on the Piekenierskloof as well as an maiden white blend, featuring old vine Chenin Blanc from the Swartland and Grenache Blanc from the Piketberg.

Maturation took place in in new 225L Mittelberger barriques (85%) the rest in foudre for 16 months. The wine received a light dose of SO2 and a  ltration before bottling. No enzymes were used in the making of this wine.

The Grenache hails from dryland-farmed bushvines in the Piekenierskloof, growing on decomposed sandstone soils at 550 metres above-sea-level. The grapes were handpicked and cooled overnight in a cold room. The wine was naturally fermented in open-top concrete fermenters with a 30% portion of crushed whole bunch.

Twee Jonge Gezellen is one of the oldest farms in the Western Cape; records show our farm dates back to the early 1700s. By the late 1700s the first grapes for winemaking were rooted in the ground. Since then Twee Jonge Gezellen has been a pioneer in the South African wine industry, from being the first winery in the country to make use of cold fermentation as well as building one of the first underground cellars in Africa. In celebration of this rich winemaking history, enter the new era for Twee Jonge Gezellen with a range of heritage wines, consisting of a premium red and white. In order to harness the unique conditions of our farm’s rocky slopes, viticultural consultant Rosa Kruger was brought on board. She identified the best sites and varieties to plant in the stony soils, which are suited to the particular climatic conditions of this mountainous corner of the Tulbagh Wine Region. Grenache Noir has been planted for the red wine, while Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc and Piquepoul have taken root for the future white blend.