An interesting aspect of the soil types contributing to the grapes for Max is the shift to predominantly koffieklip soils, whereas in the early days, there was a mix that included more slate.
These reddish, rocky koffieklip soils are something I think brings these deep tannins and really goes a long way in letting those wines age considerably.
Visited the block of Old Vine Chenin Blanc this week that’s destined for Chapter Three and it’s really looking fantastic - some reasonably sized crop, good exposure and cooling winds as you can hear.
Really excited for what the 2025 vintage is going to bring - look forward to sharing it with you!
An honour having Kika 2023 named as Wine of The Year for the Noble Late Harvest category by @wineonaplatter 2025 Guide.
Unfortunately all sold out; with it being such a tricky wine to make it’s not guaranteed every year but looking forward to the next vintage of it! Cheers everyone.
If you want to know more about the latest release of SAM, the harvest conditions and the beginning of my story - stick around for 15 minutes.
But at the end of the day what hallmarks the 2021 vintage, is that they are complete wines. They’re not the most powerful wines, but they are quite complete wines with beautiful perfume, lovely fruit expression and in the case of this wine in particular - quite fine tannins.
Thank you to everyone for supporting another year of SAM, thank you to @saloncpt and @theshortmarketclub. It was epic.
Here at the 40th Annual Nedbank @cape_winemakers_guild at the @lordcharleshotel that’s taking place today and tomorrow - my Maximilian 2021 which is a 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Merlot is going up and the white going up for auction is the Saskia-Jo 2022, my 85% Chenin Blanc and 15% Clairette Blanche. Both exceptional wines, and wines that I’m proud to have made.
Looking forward to the auction later today and tomorrow.
Thank you so much for all the comments, messages and words of congratulations over the last couple of days. Really excited to have secured some excellent scores for the Family range @timatkinmw
As always, great to interact with all of you at these type of tastings - the last two nights have been a lot of fun! Bummer to miss out on the Jozi tasting but I’m sure it won’t be long until I’m back.
Thanks again everyone 🍷
Super excited to be showcasing my wines in Jozi for the @cape_winemakers_guild Nedbank Auction tonight
Hoping for a pretty good turn out - it’s always a lot of fun to meet everyone stopping to say hi so please do swing by. Can’t believe it’s already been a year since the last one.
Cheers 🍷
Excited to be showcasing some gems once again at the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
@cape_winemakers_guild
If you’re coming through - please stop by and say hi 👋🏽
Sometimes a bit of change is necessary… Stay tuned 👀
With only a couple of months down - all the grapes are in, fermented, pressed and barrelled down. The 2024 harvest was a little tricky - the most compact time period for the reds that I have ever ever experienced.
Started off at a slow pace, but got pretty fast and intense rather quickly.
Thank you to a fantastic team, always feels like quite an accomplishment putting another harvest under the belt but as expected, a winemakers job is never done. Now is the time for a watchful eye.
#Harvest2024 #Winemaker #Winemaking
