Elgin, South Africa

“Pear, white peach and yellow apple on the nose. Good fruit definition, coated acidity and a gently savoury finish. A delicate, understated wine “

From the cool climate of Elgin, 300m above sea level on bokkeveld shale soils. We say soil - more just vines growing out of huge chunks of rock!

We’ve had this wine for several vintages now and it just gets better and better. Consistently now scoring 5* in the wine reviews and continuously asked for by some of the top restaurants we work with. This wine won’t be around for long.

Illimis is brought to us by surfer winemaker/viticulurist Lucinda Heyns, Illimis wines offer a “look through the window” in to the vineyard. Illimis - meaning clarity in Latin perfectly portrays this. Part of the young wave of winemakers, like Xander, able to buy parcels of fruit across the Western Cape, Lucinda works with a site in Elgin for her Chenin, and one farmer in Darling for her Cinsault. Still in its early days, Lucinda’s day job sees her working as a viticulturist at the Institute of Grape and Wine Sciences.