Porseleinberg | Swartland

The revolutionary Porseleinberg project is the result of South African icon Marc Kent's search for premium Rhône grapes for his Boekenhoutskloof and Chocolate Block wine labels. The journey naturally took him to the Swartland, which at the time was emerging as a premium South African wine region. Marc found a remote, rugged, and windswept 173-acre wine farm atop the Porseleinberg mountain and purchased the property in 2009. Recognising the enormous potential of the area and after replanting the vineyards, he decided to create a premium Swartland Syrah from the finest fruit. Winemaking is as natural as possible, with only natural yeasts and minimal intervention. Winemaker and estate manager Callie Louw would always rather be in the vines than in the cellar, but he's also a gifted winemaker and the Syrah produced here is often likened to top examples of Cornas.