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A STORY OF ELEVATION
WINES OF GREAT INTENSITY FROM OUR SINGLE VINEYARD
Our home vineyard on the Mont Fleur farm, high up (393m above sea level) on the Eastern slopes of the Helderberg Mountain. The closest mountain in Stellenbosch to the sea. These complex granitic based soils have an ideal clay content that allows good drainage and sufficient water retention at the same time.
ELEVATION 393:
A selection of the best parcels of vines and the best barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah & Cabernet Franc that expresses the best of each vintage.
SYRAH 393:
Our Syrah is planted on the steepest section and consistently produces a wine of such depth and distinction we bottle some separately each year.
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WINES OF STELLENBOSCH
A small family winery at the end of the Upper Blaauwklippen Road in the mountains above Stellenbosch, South Africa. Established in 1992 by architect David Trafford & artist wife Rita with the focus on high end red wines of great intensity & longevity, using minimal intervention production methods.
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