KaapzichtWine Estate
Presentation in New York March 2016
STEYTLER PINOTAGE 2012Gold Medal at Michelangelo International Wine AwardsTim Atkin MW: 93 pointsTerroir Awards: Best Pinotage in StellenboschPlatter’s Wine Guide: 4 ½ Stars
The Winelands of Stellenbosch, South Africa are surrounded by 2 oceans: the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. This is the only area in the country with a Mediterranean Climate of cold wet winters and dry warm summers.
Kaapzicht = Cape View View of Table Mountain, Cape Town & Table Bay Harbour from our vineyards
Kaapzicht Estate is a Family Business Grandfather Major David Steytler bought the farm in 1946
3rd & 4th generation of the Steytler family is bottling Kaapzicht wines since 1984.
Every family member has a different job.
Kaapzicht Estate
• 190ha in total• 162 ha planted under• 70% RED: 30% WHITE:• Cab.Sauv. Chenin Blanc• Pinotage Sauv.Blanc• Merlot Chardonnay• Shiraz Verdelho• Petit Verdot Semillon• Cab.Franc Roussanne• Malbec Columbar• Pinot Noir Muscadel
• Cinsaut - d’Alexandrie
Worker’s Village on Kaapzicht Estate
Dedication to Education: Kaapzicht Crèche & After-School Club
There are now 16 children under 6 years in the Crèche
Since 2002 we are paying the public school fees for all 45 children of our farm workers.
In the After-School-Club 2 teachers help our kids with their homework in the afternoons and teach them “life skills”.
Literacy classes for adults in the evenings
Community Health-day
Cool sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean throughout the year 4 ha of virgin soil have been set aside for nature conservation
Low yielding weathered granite soilson warm North-Westerly slopes (Southern Hemisphere), 200-300 m high
162 ha of un-irrigated vineyardsChenin Blanc bush vines planted in 1947 by the grandfather
= 2nd oldest Chenin vineyard in South Africa
Environmentally friendly, sustainable production: all our wines are certified IPW (Nature friendly)
Our grapes are being hand picked
Morning mist over Cape Town during harvest in Feb-March 15-20 ⁰ difference between day & night temperatures
Kaapzicht is a registered Wine Estate which guarantees consistency of quality, we may not buy in any grapes; all our grapes & wines are produced on our estate and in our own cellar.
Balance, Elegance, Drinkability Longevity
Kaapzicht Steytler Pinotage 2012
Sweet spice, freshly picked red plums, black cherries and cola are supported by aromatic toasted coconut and milk chocolate from the youthful oak. The bright cored palate
shows elegance and freshness, but retains the characteristic fine grained, polished tannin structure that
is accessible and mouth-watering now, but will also develop further complexity with bottle age.
Yield: < 5 t/ha from unirrigated bush vines Matured for 24 months in new French oak
Alc: 14.14% TA: 5.9 g/lRS: 2.9 g/l pH: 3.6
South Africa’s typical varietal PINOTAGEa cross between Pinot Noir & Hermitage (Cinsaut),
this vineyard was planted in 1970
Harvesting Pinotage bush vines
Pinotage grapes
Produced with Passion and Care
Kaapzicht Steytler Pinotage 2012 matured for 24 months in 100 % new French oak barrels.
Danie Steytler snr is a member of the prestigious Cape Winemaker’s GuildKaapzicht Steytler Pinotage 2006 won the Decanter International Trophy for Best Single
Red Varietal wine in the world.
Kaapzicht Wine Estate has been named as one of South Africa’s 20 Best Red Wine Producers in the Top Wine SA Hall of Fame. www.topwinesa.com
Fresh & crispy White Wines & a wooded Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc
Exported into 20 countries around the world
Single red varietal wines: Merlot, Shiraz, Pinotage, Cabernet Sauv., Pinot Noir
Our Flagship Wines:Cape Blend – Pinotage – Bordeaux Blend
Last but not least:our artisanal
Pot Still Brandy
We believe in:1. living in harmony with our family & multiple cultures around us
2. uplifting our farm worker’s community through education
3. producing our wines in a sustainable, nature friendly way
4. making quality terroir driven wines that we enjoy drinking ourselves:wines that are full bodied, yet elegant, with a good structure, well integrated tannins and a long
finish.
5. loyal long term relationships with our business partnersThank you for listening !
Come and taste some other Kaapzicht wines at table 129 .