OUR WINE cabernet franc in the Cape
Our home cuvée is called Climes of Cabernet franc. Multi-regional in origin, it produces a snapshot of the Cape’s vineyards each year. We revel in the flow of our weather. In as genuine a manner as possible, we want the indelible mark of each vintage from the individual parcels to shine in the wine. We prefer whole cluster fermentations. We do not add enzymes, fining agents, or filter. As such, sometimes the differences are subtle, and sometimes they are striking. Just like our memories of the weather. As it should be.
Occasionally, we find a vintage of a particular vineyard that wants to be bottled by itself. So we do.
VINTAGE RELEASE | December 2025
Our newest collection of cabernet franc wines are now available. Along with Climes of Cabernet franc 2022, a vintage of challenging weather, we offer two single origin wines. Flight Farm, of 2023, has featured as an occasional release before and confidently shows its cool climate essence from the hills of Elgin. Land of Birds, also of 2023, is the first of its kind. From the wild spaces of the Bot River appellation in the Overberg, indeed a special place for us, it a wine of elegant and youthful tension.
Follow the links below for orders and to read more on their characters.
PREVIOUS VINTAGES
Our Climes of Cabernet franc, originally called Atlas, was first bottled in 2019. We still get excited to open an older bottle. It remains youthful, though the tannins are resolving, and the palate plumping up as it edges toward adolescence and their secrets are revealed. Our 2020 and 2021 vintages, now entering prime drinking maturity, show an interesting path of evolution in our style.
We also bottled two single site wines in our maiden vintage, 2019, of Flight Farm and Sands.
Our library of these wines is precious. A collection of notes can be found down in the library link below. The occasional release to our inner circle is something we look forward to as we follow their journey to maturity. Please reach out if you are curious. We like curious.