Clos Malverne Pinotage

Starting life as an Accountant, Seymour Pritchard purchased Clos Malverne in 1969 and began production under the estate name in 1986. Clos Malverne produce wines of unwavering quality, especially Pinotage, which makes up almost 60% of the estate’s total production. Set in the rolling hills of the Devon Valley, 50km from Cape Town, Clos Malverne benefits from winter rainfall and cool sea breezes coming in from the cold Atlantic ocean. The resulting summer temperatures of only 20ºC, allow Clos Malverne to produce fruit of an elegant and restrained character. Winemaker Isak ‘Ippie’ Smit adopts a traditional approach using basket presses and open top fermenting tanks, resulting in wines that are full of character and vitality. Seymour is a firm advocate of Pinotage as a superior blending partner. The Auret – a rich, chocolatey Cabernet Sauvignon / Pinotage – is the flagship wine of the Clos Malverne estate and demonstrates that Pinotage, particularly in combination with other varieties, can be truly sublime.