A strong, fresh wind often blows off of the ocean, down the Klein River Lagoon and across our vineyards.
A strong, fresh wind often blows off of the ocean, down the Klein River Lagoon and across our vineyards.
Vineyards: Springfontein Wine Estate is breathtakingly beautiful, the people are warm, and the ocean, with its icy wind that blows across the vineyards, is close by. We have huge potential in the pure limestone soils. We follow a simple philosophy: Take what the sun and soil give us, and help it become the best possible reflection of this specific place.
Terroir: Springfontein's winemaker Tariro Masayiti, walks through the rows popping fruit into his mouth, chewing the seeds to find the moment of ripeness he is looking for. Along with the cool climate, pure limestone soils and Hildegard Witbooi's diligent work in the vineyards, we are able to hand harvest the best of what our place gives us as beautiful fruit, from which we carefully handcraft natural wines that are structured, yet elegant and well balanced.
Varietals & Wines: Our focus is on the varietals well know in South Africa: Chenin Blanc and Pinotage. In addition to the “old faithfuls” like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, we have small plantings of Petit Verdot, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
Single Vineyard: Our flagship Single Vineyard wines are the “Jil’s Dune Chenin Blanc” and “Jonathan’s Ridge Pinotage”. These certified blocks are harvested separately, and over the fermentation and aging period, we choose the barrels that show the most potential are saved for these two wines.
Terroir Selection Wines: are single varietal red and white wines, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and to underscore the possibilities that Pinotage offers, we created a Blanc de Noirs Pinotage.
Ulumbaza of Springfontein from the cool ocean climate of Walker Bay, we take what nature offers us. We encouraged our vines to transform into berries, what the limestone soil, sun, moon and stars whispered to their roots and leaves. This precious fruit was handpicked, pressed, fermented and aged, watched and spurred on by the careful hands of our Springfontein team.
Springfontein Wine Estate
