Rijks
Neville Dorrington and family bought the farm in Tulbagh in 1996. There were no vineyards – only a few cattle. The soils – low potential vertical shale – were perfect for producing quality grapes. In 1997 they planted many varieties – chardonnay, chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, semillon, cabernet, cabernet franc, ruby cabernet, merlot, shiraz and pinotage.
Their first wine was released in 2000 – a sauvignon blanc.
Then their chenin blanc. And in 2003, their first red wine – Rijk’s Private Cellar Pinotage 2000.
Many, many awards followed.
12 years later a difficult decision was made – they decided to specialise in the wines that, vintage after vintage, were consistently good – chenin blanc, pinotage and shiraz. They are all harvested early before possible heat waves in March. Their warm dry summers and shale soils are perfect for these cultivars. All other cultivars were removed and replanted with chenin blanc and pinotage . An expensive exercise, but they could then specialise in three cultivars.
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Rijks Touch of Oak Pinotage
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Rijks Private Cellar Pinotage
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Rijks Touch of Oak Chenin Blanc
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Rijks Reserve Chenin Blanc
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Rijks Private Cellar Chenin Blanc
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Rijks Private Cellar Shiraz
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Rijks Reserve Pinotage
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Rijks Touch of Oak Shiraz
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Rijks Reserve Shiraz
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Rijks Methode Cap Classique
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