Description
The 2023 Vrede en Lust Malbec opens with ripe black cherries, plums, and a touch of cassis layered with cocoa and gentle spice. The vintage shows depth and purity, carried by supple tannins that keep the fruit lively and focused. A hint of dark chocolate lingers on the finish.
It pairs beautifully with smoky grilled lamb chops or a savory mushroom lentil stew.
It pairs beautifully with smoky grilled lamb chops or a savory mushroom lentil stew.
Picked at 24.5°balling, the grapes undergo a day of cold soaking after which fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. The grapes are then pressed before malolactic fermentation takes place in 225L French Oak barrels until bottling.
This is a unique Malbec that showcases the region’s unique terroir and the varietals inherent characteristics. The result is a full-bodied wine with concentrated flavours, velvety texture, and a captivating expression of the warm climates influence.
Winemaker: Karlin Nel
This is a unique Malbec that showcases the region’s unique terroir and the varietals inherent characteristics. The result is a full-bodied wine with concentrated flavours, velvety texture, and a captivating expression of the warm climates influence.
Winemaker: Karlin Nel
Vrede en Lust was founded in 1688 by a Flemish Merchant called Jacques de Savoye. The Governor of the Cape allocated this farm to De Savoye, who fled Europe with his wife, Marie-Madeleine le Clerq, due to religious persecution. After 70 days at sea, they arrived in Table Bay on 26 April 1688 on the 160ft Oosterland. The scene shifts to the Drakenstein, sparsely populated with only 23 Dutch freeburgers having settled there before. The valley is majestically beautiful, though quite rugged, with dense forests, game, lion and leopard, and the only human inhabitants, some nomadic Khoi. The pioneers lived in simple clay and reed homes.
This is where De Savoye became the owner of a magnificent piece of land against the foothills of the Napoleonsberg (today known as the Simonsberg). He called his farm Vrede en Lust (Peace and Delight/Eagerness), nurturing visions of a rural paradise where he could spend his last days. He immediately started improving the 55 Ha of land that starts at the Bergrivier valley floor and runs up the eastern foothills of the majestic Simonsberg Mountain.
This is where De Savoye became the owner of a magnificent piece of land against the foothills of the Napoleonsberg (today known as the Simonsberg). He called his farm Vrede en Lust (Peace and Delight/Eagerness), nurturing visions of a rural paradise where he could spend his last days. He immediately started improving the 55 Ha of land that starts at the Bergrivier valley floor and runs up the eastern foothills of the majestic Simonsberg Mountain.
* Prior vintage described.
