in the vineyard : Fairview cellar - with its spectacular view of Table Mountain - lies on the south west slopes of Paarl at the Cape of Good Hope. Established more than 300 years ago, Fairview has been in my family for three generations. Our committed team carefully guide the wine from the vine to the bottle, capturing yet another perfect Cape summer.
Pinotage is mostly harvested from bush vines, some of which are over 25 years old. This is supplemented by a small amount of fruit from a younger trellised vineyard at Fairview and Somerset West. The vineyards are at four sites, Malmesbury and Agter Paarl with their dry farmed vineyards on deep soils and the Paarl and Somerset West fruit grown on sandy soils. The addition of the Somerset West fruit in the 2006 vintage, which is from a cool climate, gives the wine a lifted fruit/perfume nose.