Elgin Vintners
 | The Elgin Vintners is a partnership of 6 dedicated grape growers who, believing in the excellence of the Elgin terroir and diversity of their vineyards, have combined their resources to cultivate, produce and market their range of fine quality wines in the Elgin Valley. The Elgin ValleyThe beautiful Elgin Valley is a high inland plateau, completely surrounded by mountains, just 70km from Cape Town, South Africa. It is rapidly gaining a reputation for the production of premium quality wines. This is the home of The Elgin Vintners, publishers of fine wines, a close knit partnership of 6 dedicated wine growers from the Elgin Valley.
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| The Elgin Vintners single biggest advantage is the biodiversity of their vineyards, spread over a radius of 12km with an unrivalled spectrum of terroir, soils, aspects, altitudes and meso-climates. Aided by the cool Elgin Valley climate, they strive for vines that are in perfect balance with an ideal crop load-to-leaf ratio, yielding grapes that reach physiological and phenolic ripeness simultaneously. It is the blending of these essential elements that contributes to the fine quality of the wines from this region. Paul Wallace, viticulturist consultant and partner in Elgin Vintners, has over 28 years experience in the wine industry. Through careful selection of the grapes from a variety of unique vineyards, he is able to maximise the complexity and character for each individual wine. |  |
Total Plantings
Total Plantings amongst the Elgin Vintners partners total approx 70 hectares and include the white varieties Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viogner and Rhine Riesling. The red varieties include Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. Recent plantings will soon come into production and give us greater scope in product range, style and volume.
Vinification
Vinification is outsourced by Elgin Vintners to well known winemakers who have been identified for a particular style, flair and affinity with the variety in question. These include Jeff Grier of Villiera (Sauvignon Blanc), Niels Verburg of Iona/Luddite (Shiraz), Justin Hoy of Highland Road Estate (Cabernet Sauvignon), Winecorp’s Kowie Du Toit and Frans Smit (Merlot) and Clive Torr in association with The Winery of Good Hope (Pinot Noir).
Wines
- Elgin Vintners Sauvignon Blanc
From the cooler hills of Elgin, which are so perfectly suited to Sauvignon Blanc comes this elegant, racy dry white with crisp gooseberry aromas infused with passionfruit and guava. the palate is zesty and fresh with tropical mango and peach fruit laced with a streak of citrus lemon and lime.
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