CINSAULT 2025
Awards
Platter’s Wine Guide 2026:
4 Stars “Powdery florals, succulent plum… Delicate body is supple, tannins are silky”
Summary
Wine of Origin: Piekenierskloof
Varietal(s): 100% Cinsault
Body: Light
Alc: 13.2%
Tasting notes
Wild berries, dark chocolate, notes of spice.
Winemaking
Fruit was de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in tank. Punch downs twice daily, extended maceration for 14 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in tank. Wine pressed off then racked to 3rd/4th fill barrels.
Production
1800 bottles
Maturation
Time in oak: 10 months
New oak: 0%
Vineyard Details
Block size: 1ha
Yield: <3tonnes per ha
Block profile:
Dryland bush vines, sandy loam soils. High altitude (750m above sea level). Own-rooted vines.
Vines planted: 1976
Irrigation: No
Grown by: Heidedal Vineyard Team
Platter’s Wine Guide 2026:
4 Stars “Powdery florals, succulent plum… Delicate body is supple, tannins are silky”
Fine Wine Awards 2025: 93pts
Summary
Wine of Origin: Piekenierskloof
Varietal(s): 100% Cinsault
Body: Light
Alc: 13.2%
Tasting notes
Wild berries, dark chocolate, notes of spice.
Winemaking
Fruit was de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in tank. Punch downs twice daily, extended maceration for 14 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in tank. Wine pressed off then racked to 3rd/4th fill barrels.
Production
1800 bottles
Maturation
Time in oak: 10 months
New oak: 0%
Vineyard Details
Block size: 1ha
Yield: <3tonnes per ha
Block profile:
Dryland bush vines, sandy loam soils. High altitude (750m above sea level). Own-rooted vines.
Vines planted: 1976
Irrigation: No
Grown by: Heidedal Vineyard Team