The 2022 Pinotage displays generous flavours of ripe red fruit like strawberries and cherries, with subtle hints of dark chocolate and toasted oak on the nose. The red fruit follows on the palate, with the sweet oak character beautifully balanced by the fresh acidity leaving an elegant finish.
The grapes were harvested in at 26° Balling and fermented on their skins, imparting colour, flavour and fine tannins, until the wine was dry. During fermentation four pump-overs per day took place to encourage maximum extraction. The wine then spent 12 months in French oak barrels, of which 40% was new oak, with 20% in second, 20% in third and 20% in fourth fill barrels
Winemaker(s) : Boela Gerber & Rudolph Steenkamp (assistant winemaker)
Winemaker(s) : Boela Gerber & Rudolph Steenkamp (assistant winemaker)
Commander Simon van der Stel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) arrived at the Cape supply station in 1679. Estranged from his wife, he arrived in the company of his children and sister-in-law, Cornelia Six. Back in the Netherlands, van der Stel had gained a solid background in viticulture at his vineyards in Muiderberg. There, he learned the art of wine and brandy making, which he was soon to implement here in the Cape.
The estate is today owned by the Groot Constantia Trust, an association incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act of 1973, which is committed to maintaining and restoring this national monument, South Africa's oldest and best-known wine estate. Constantia stands as a pinnacle of excellence for the wine industry and is an ideal example of the preservation of the country's cultural and historical heritage.
It is a fully operational farm, one of South Africa’s most visited tourist attractions, where a wide range of quality estate wines are created and sold (seven days a week), and a variety of other attractions, including restaurants and museums, make a visit an unforgettable experience.
The estate is today owned by the Groot Constantia Trust, an association incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act of 1973, which is committed to maintaining and restoring this national monument, South Africa's oldest and best-known wine estate. Constantia stands as a pinnacle of excellence for the wine industry and is an ideal example of the preservation of the country's cultural and historical heritage.
It is a fully operational farm, one of South Africa’s most visited tourist attractions, where a wide range of quality estate wines are created and sold (seven days a week), and a variety of other attractions, including restaurants and museums, make a visit an unforgettable experience.
