Topiary Wines

South Africa - Western Cape - Franschhoek

R301, Wemmerschoek Road, Franschhoek , 7691
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About us

Topiary Wines, a Franschhoek-based winery owned and run by Burgundy producer Philippe COLIN (from Chassagne-Montrachet).

History

Topiary Wine Estate in Franschhoek was originally a fruit farm called La Tramontane until 2005, when previous owner built a cellar and a tasting room and launched Topiary.

In August 2014, Burgundy producer Philippe Colin purchased the estate of 64ha

Vineyard & Terroir

Topiary Wine Estate occupies a gently sloping lower mountain slope at the Wemmershoek Mountain’s foothills, among the fynbos and fauna of Franschhoek Wetlands, bordered on the North and South by low sandstone ridges. The estate greatly benefits from the surrounding mountain ranges (Hottentots Holland and Simonsberg) which form a wind-generating funnel that cools the vineyards, and results in even ripening and a pronounced elegance in the wines.

Surface area : 64 ha

Area in production : 17 ha (Shiraz – 8ha, Cabernet Sauvignon – 7ha, Chardonnay – 2ha)

Density: 2 500 vines/ha

Average age of vineyard : 23 years

Terroir : Sandy soil from quartz erosion

Grape variety : Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz & Chardonnay

Rootstock : Richter 99

Vineyard management : Natural spontaneous grassing, mechanical tillage, numerous manual operations (hand pruning, trellising of vines, de-budding…)

Winemaking & Aging

Vatting :

Hand-harvested in crates. Whole bunches pressing for whites, then end of fermentation in French oak barrels of 450l. For red wines : 3 days of cold maceration, spontaneous fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, pumping-over during fermentation, FML. Winemaking process per gravity as possible.

Ageing :

Red wines – 12 to 18 months in French oak barrels then stainless steel tank for racking, filtration and cold stabilization before bottling.

White wines – 12 months in barrels with some manual batonnage . 2 concretes eggs used for both wines ageing.

NAME	VINTAGE	TYPE	APPELATION	PRICE (USD)
MCC brut Rosé	NV	Brut	W.O. Franschhoek	R 195	Info
MCC Blanc de blanc	NV	MCC	W.O. Franschhoek	R 195	Info
Rosé 2023	2023	Dry Rosé	W.O. Franschhoek	R 75	Info
Shiraz 2021	2021	Dry Red	W.O. Franschhoek	R 145	Info
Syrah 2016	2016		W.O. Franschhoek	R138.00	Info
Cabernet Sauvignon 2021	2021	Dry Red	W.O. Franschhoek	R 145	Info
Chenin 2023	2023	Dry white	W.O. Franschhoek	R 220	Info
Innocence 2020	2020	Blend Cab Sauv / Syrah	W.O. Franschhoek	R166	Info
Chardonnay 2023	2023	dry white	coastal - franschhoek	260	Info