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Specifications
In the cellar
The dry rose was hand harvested and made in stainless steel tanks
In the vineyard
The grapes were hand harvested from various blocks on the farm grown on Estcourt and Clovelly soils
Ageing
This wine drinks well now, but can be further cellared for another year or two if stored in the correct conditions.
Cultivar
85% Shiraz grapes and 15 % Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
Food Pairing
Lovely with spicy food and pairs stunningly with curry mince samosa with a mustard and honey aioli.
About the Wine Estate
De Clapmuts Farm originated as a halfway station between Cape Town and
Paarl/Franschhoek and was used as a cattle outpost by the Dutch East India
Company. After the succession of the British Colonial Government, Governor
Sir George Yonge appointed William Duckitt to conduct agricultural
experiments on De Clapmuts Farm in 1799. Thereafter the farm was sold twice
to private owners – to Captain John Piggot Watney in 1821 and two years
later to Philippus Albertus Cloete. In 1946 the farm was bought by Hermann Heinrich Paul Heins. Hermann’s
father was a German immigrant, and the proud German heritage trickled down
through the Heins generations. Today the fourth generation is farming with
the focus on premium quality wine grapes as well as excellent quality pork
meats. We strive to uphold our family values of integrity, tradition, and
dignity.