Vintage
Major Grape
ABV
Bottle Size
Producer
Type
SKU
Closure
2018
Pinotage
14.5%
75
Kaapzicht
Red
1371
Cork
Kaapzicht Pinotage 2018
South Africa / Stellenbosch
Andy's Tasting Notes
Glossy, silky and supple with lush cherry, plum and blackberry fruit. A lovely textural red wine with perfectly integrated oak which lends a pleasing spicy overtone, as well as hints of mocha and dark chocolate on the long finish.
86% Pinotage, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Kaapzicht’s Pinotage comes from 20-year-old bush vines planted in weathered granite soil. The vineyards are all dry land, unirrigated.
Price per bottle £17.50
Out of stock
Producer Info
Kaapzicht is situated up in the Bottelary Hills with magnificent views towards Table Mountain (hence the name Kaapzicht: Cape View). The farm, which was first mentioned in 1712, has been farmed by the Steytler family since 1946 and is now in the tender care of third generation Danie Steytler (winemaker) and his brother George (viticulturist), while Danie’s wife Yngvild jets around the globe, looking after exports and marketing.
Fourth generation Danie Jnr recently joined this family affair, with oenology studies and four years of flying winemaker experience under his belt, he is throwing himself into exciting new projects.
The family take their responsibility towards their employees incredibly seriously and have a number of schemes in place to both make their lives easier, and improve their outcomes. These include an on-site crèche, Pebbles, for 10 babies and toddlers under 6. Since 2002 Kaapzicht have paid all school bills for the 42 children of employees, who also use Pebbles as an After School Club where they can do their homework and benefit from a number of extracurricular activities. In the evenings, Pebbles then turns into a centre to teach literacy to adults and offer tuition to help them achieve their end-of-school exams, sometimes many years after having left school.
Food matchMature hard cheeses
Awards & Critic Reviews
Cellar Selected is a trading arm of Halifax Wine Company Ltd
Company Number 09560732, VAT Registration 772 343527
Registered Office – Equitable House, 55 Pellon Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HX1 5SP