Kloovenburg Eight Feet Red 2024

Kloovenburg Eight Feet Red 2024

Structured & Spiced Dry Red Syrah • Grenache • Mourvèdre • Carignan Swartland , South Africa
Blackberry, dark cherry and plum with fynbos, black pepper and fine tannins.
£28.95
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Why You'll Love It
A serious Swartland blend with generous black fruit and wild fynbos, but also real elegance. Syrah gives spice and structure while Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan add depth. A brilliant choice with lamb or slow-cooked beef.
About The Producer
Kloovenburg lies beneath the rugged Kasteelberg mountain, just outside the historic town of Riebeek Kasteel in South Africa’s Swartland. The estate was purchased in 1956 by the Du Toit and De Kock families, with Piet and Barbara du Toit making the farm their home the following year.

Their son Pieter joined his father at Kloovenburg in 1987 and now runs the estate alongside his wife, Annalene, and their four sons. The family made their first wine in 1997, producing just 200 bottles of Pinotage with little more than their hands and feet for equipment. A dedicated cellar followed in 2000.

Today, Kloovenburg remains a handsome, bustling family farm of vineyards, olive groves and table grapes. Its vines sweep across the lower slopes of Kasteelberg, where changing elevations, aspects and soils create a patchwork of growing conditions. Rooted in the warmth and generosity of the Swartland, the estate combines generations of farming experience with a thoughtful, modern approach to the land.
Winemaking Information
The 2024 blend is 55% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre and 5% Carignan. Each variety ferments separately with indigenous yeasts, including 30% whole bunches. Seven days of further skin contact precede maturation for nine months in large oak foudres, concrete and neutral French oak barrels. Residual sugar: 1.8 g/l.
Wine Details
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Wine Details
Grape
  • Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvèdre
  • Carignan
Region Swartland
Country South Africa
Wine Type Red
Wine Style Structured & Spiced Dry Red
Vintage 2024
ABV 14.25%
Volume 75cl
Note: Wines listed as "Organic" and "Biodynamic" refer to both practising and certified production.