Elgin Vintners – Merlot

Company Information

Incorporation Date: October 21, 2003

BEE: Exempted Micro Enterprise (turnover is below R10M)

Woman-Owned: No

Company Size: 10 – 20

Distribution: , Agents, E-Commerce

Company Overview: We have a deep connection with and understanding of our vineyards and terroir. Meticulous care is taken of our vineyards which produce well-balanced grapes packed with flavour. This process takes a whole season and our role as vintners is to capture this flavour in every glass. Only an hour east of Cape Town, the high-lying cool-climate Elgin district, cradled in the ancient sandstone Hottentots Holland mountains, was traditionally an apple-growing region. Now award-winning wine showing exceptional poise, finesse and elegance are produced here, with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Shiraz doing particularly well in this later-ripening, cooler terroir. Due to vineyards elevated between 260 and 600 meters above sea level and the unique terroir, the grapes ripen on the vines for longer than local in-land and many of the world’s most famous wine regions. The average annual rainfall is 1011 mm with 366 mm falling in summer, and parent soils comprise of Table Mountain Sandstone and Bokkeveld Shale. Our internationally acclaimed wines, produced by Marinda Kruger-Claassen, show exceptional poise, finesse and elegance. Our portfolio consists of 4 ranges: - Elgin Vintners - Ridgelands - Cloud Haven - Fynbos Lite