Description
Creation Roussanne Grenache Blend 2024 is a Cape South Coast white shaped by cool-climate energy, textural detail, and a clear Mediterranean influence. Built from near-equal parts Roussanne and Grenache Blanc with a small portion of Viognier, it offers a style that feels both aromatic and tightly drawn, balancing ripe stone fruit with freshness and mineral tension. It is a wine that stands out not through sheer weight, but through its sense of movement and poise.
The nose suggests petrichor after spring rain, followed by a more open sweep of herbs, orange, apricot, and peach. On the palate, those flavors carry through with fine detail, supported by a mineral line and the crispness that marks the Cape South Coast at its best. The wine feels lively and precise rather than broad, with enough texture to give it shape and enough acidity to keep it vibrant through the finish. It is especially well suited to grilled fish, roast chicken, creamy vegetable dishes, or herb-led Mediterranean cooking where its freshness and subtle richness can work together at the table.
Already highly expressive, this is a food-friendly white that should drink beautifully in its youth while holding its shape over the near term.
The nose suggests petrichor after spring rain, followed by a more open sweep of herbs, orange, apricot, and peach. On the palate, those flavors carry through with fine detail, supported by a mineral line and the crispness that marks the Cape South Coast at its best. The wine feels lively and precise rather than broad, with enough texture to give it shape and enough acidity to keep it vibrant through the finish. It is especially well suited to grilled fish, roast chicken, creamy vegetable dishes, or herb-led Mediterranean cooking where its freshness and subtle richness can work together at the table.
Already highly expressive, this is a food-friendly white that should drink beautifully in its youth while holding its shape over the near term.
The Roussanne and Grenache Blanc components were fermented in concrete eggs, while the Viognier was fermented in old oak barrels. The wine was then aged for 8 months, with no malolactic fermentation, preserving freshness and mineral definition while allowing texture to develop naturally. This approach supports both aromatic clarity and palate tension in the finished blend.
Winemaker: Carolyn Martin
Winemaker: Carolyn Martin
When in 2002 Jean-Claude (JC) and Carolyn Martin took up the challenge of establishing a winery in a remote corner of the Walker Bay Wine Region, they did so with the courage of their conviction.
The 40 hectares of undulating land on the lofty Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge had never been planted to vines before, but recognizing the vast potential, they set out with tenacity and determination to transform it into a model wine farm.
No easy feat, but then the Swiss-born JC and South African-born Carolyn (née Finlayson) both come from wine pioneering stock spanning at least three generations and two continents!
The 40 hectares of undulating land on the lofty Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge had never been planted to vines before, but recognizing the vast potential, they set out with tenacity and determination to transform it into a model wine farm.
No easy feat, but then the Swiss-born JC and South African-born Carolyn (née Finlayson) both come from wine pioneering stock spanning at least three generations and two continents!
