We have always enjoyed working with
winemakers who are prepared to push the boundaries. Trizanne
Barnard is definitely one of these. Deciding to focus on Elim to
produce her white wines, she went as far south as it is possible to
go.
Elim is an ancient land, at the confluence of the Indian and
Atlantic oceans, and at the mercy of the prevailing south easterly
wind. It is this, the coolest of cool South African climates that
Trizanne has realised her ambition to make aromatic, textured,
elegant white wines.
Latterly she has also developed a wonderful Syrah in this wind
ravaged land too. To balance these challenges she also works in
Swartzland, the home of the recent South African winemaking
renaissance, making reds that are light of touch, vibrant and full
of life.