Wine of Origin Riebeeksrivier, in the Swartland. The fruit is sourced from vines planted on a South-facing slope at altitudes between 320 – 400m ASL on Riebeeksrivier farm in the Swartland. The soils are mostly made up of clay shales, with some additional sandy shale on the western half of the vineyard blocks. The fruit is sourced from two blocks, and 85% of that fruit was harvested from bush vines planted in 1988. These older vines produce small compact bunches, and very concentrated juice, whereas the newer vineyards (planted with the French clone 880) produce large berries and even larger bunches!

The old vine fruit is fermented in a combination of stainless steel tanks and oak barrels (where 11% of those barrels are made from new oak). The younger fruit parcels are fermented in larger oak foudre. The wine is matured for 12 months in oak.