Painted Wolf Solo Roussanne 2023

Vegan, Vegetarian.

A winery we are very interested in due to the positive impact on customers at our tastings and for the winery’s commitment to supporting the endangered African wild dogs- the rarest large mammal in South Africa. With only around 400 adult dogs (Painted Wolfs) remaining, the support from the sales of these wines contribute to the vital conservation of these stunning animals.  We are arranging for founder winemaker Jeremy to visit us in Spring 2025 for a talk and wine tasting with our customers. We are also planning to visit the winery in 2026.

Winemaker Jeremy Borg

Jeremy and Emma Borg founded Painted Wolf to create wines from a small number of growers in some of South Africa’s prime sites, including Paarl, Swartland and Stellenbosch – from low-yielding areas which are mostly unirrigated and farmed organically or with minimal organic outputs – and to support conservation of the endangered African wild dog.

Bursting with stone fruit aromas, this is a wonderfully complex wine with a slight waxiness combined with vanilla and fresh minerality on the palate.

AGEING POTENTIAL
We always find that our Roussannes age particularly well, and this wine will become even more interesting and complex over the next ten years.
THE VINEYARD
Roussanne is grown by Willy Mostert on the south-eastern side of the Paardeberg. The vines are planted on decomposed granite soils.
WINEMAKING
The grapes were hand-harvested riper than usual, whole-bunch pressed and fermented slowly with natural yeast. The wine spent 8 months in a 500-litre barrel, with daily stirring of the lees.

Total production 3,108 bottles.