Dormershire is a boutique wine estate situated in
the Stellenbosch wine region and is the Stellenbosh wine estate
located closest to Cape Town, the Mother City.
The estate is located on the Kanonkop Hill, between Stellenbosch
and Cape Town, from which the cannon was fired which alerted
Stellenbosch burghers to the arrival of ships in Table Bay.
The estate is in close proximity to both Table Bay and False
Bay, with their cool ocean breezes and enjoys the benefit
of the temperate ocean climate.
It has a panoramic view of
Table Mountain from the vineyards, this also being depicted
on the labels.
The estate has, since 1996,
been developed with plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon
and Shiraz cultivars which were selected to complement the terroir
of the farm which is enhanced by cool ocean breezes.
Harvesting is done by hand
to ensure minimal interference with nature and that grapes are
only picked at optimum ripeness. Bunches are hand sorted and
selected in the cellar to obtain optimum quality wines.
The Estate is owned by attorney
Paul Frost and his wife Sunette. The wine making consultant,
Kowie du Toit, has been the recipient of various wine-making
awards, examples of which are winning gold at both Veritas and
Fairbairn Capital Wine Shows, being a regular participant at
The Nederburg Auction and often being in The Absa Pinotage Top
Ten.
The Sauvignon Blanc is elegant,
full bodied and has typical tropical fruit flavours with grassiness
and flintiness on the nose. The Rosé has been innovatively
wooded and is crisply dry with a berry character. Both red wines
of the 2004 vintage received Silver Awards at the 2005 Veritas
National Wine Show and are elegant and characterised by excellent
balance between fruit and oak.
An upmarket sales and tasting
venue was recently opened for tour groups and corporate for
private wine tastings and functions.We invite you to experience
Dormershire Wine Estate... |
