Accolades
2017 Platter's South African Wine Guide - 4 stars
2017 Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards - Gold
2017 Veritas Awards - Bronze
2017 Platter's South African Guide - 4 stars
2016 Vitis Vinifera - Gold
2016 South African Wine Guide - 4 stars
2015 Vitis Vinifera Awards - Gold
2015 International Wine and Spirits Competition - Silver
Tasting Notes
Cherry flavours greet you on the palate accompanied by dried-beef and savoury flavours, rounded off with the taste of fresh herbs. A sublte hint of forest floor underpins the earthy character of the cultivar, yielding a full juicy wine.
In The Vineyard
Vines planted in: 2000
Soil: Hutton & Oakleaf
Irrigation: Dryland
Trellising: 5 wire extended moveable perold
Elevation: 450m
About The Harvest
It’s exciting times with our Pinot Noir with new sites and different clones coming into production. The 2014 crop was one of our largest, but even with this increased yield the fruit developed very well with the berries achieving even phenolic ripeness.
Yield: 5 t/ha6
In The Cellar
The wine was fermented in open barrels and also in stainless steel tanks. The wine spent 15 months in 500L French Oak barrels. 15% new oak, the rest in older barrels
Additional Information
Kapokberg translated as “snowy mountain”. In days gone, this hill, covered in white Spring flowers, resembled a snow capped mountain. At 459m above sea level, it is the highest hill at Groote Post and bears the name of our vineyard selection wines.
Not for sale to persons under the age of 18. Enjoy Responsibly.