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Rustenberg Peter Barlow - Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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Quick Overview

Rustenberg has a wine-growing history dating back to 1682, when Roelof Pasman from Meurs, near the Rhine, recognised its wine-growing potential. By 1781 some 3000 cases of wine were produced on the farm. Production doubled by the end of the century and a new cellar was built. Wine has been bottled at this cellar for an unbroken period since 1892.
In the early 1800s Rustenberg was divided by owner Jacob Eksteen and a section was given to his son-in-law, who named it Schoongezicht and sold it soon after. Rustenberg and Schoongezicht were at their peak around 1812, with beautiful homesteads and flourishing vineyards. But by mid-century, recession coupled with disease in the vines, brought bankruptcy and dispossession.
Schoongezicht was rescued in 1892 by John X Merriman (who was to become Prime Minister of the Cape), and Rustenberg by his brother-in-law Sir Jacob Barry. Together they revitalised the farms. Fruit was sent to Covent Garden; new vines were grafted onto disease-resistant American rootstock; wines were exported to England and the Continent - and even found in Siberia.
In 1941 Peter and Pamela Barlow bought Rustenberg, later acquiring Schoongezicht and reuniting the properties. Their son Simon took over the running of the farm in 1987. The Barlows have been at Rustenberg for over 60 years: the longest period any one family has owned the farm

Rustenberg Peter Barlow - Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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Additional Information

Country South Africa
Region Stellenbosch
Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Style Full Bodied Red
Winery Rustenberg Wines
Foods Barbeque, Beef, Blue Cheese, Casseroles, Cheese, Indian, Italian, Lamb, Mexican, Middle-Eastern, Red Meat, Spanish
Vintage 2006/7
Alcohol 14%
Awards No
Tasting Notes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our finest vineyard. Upfront perfume, intermingled with concentrated cassis, black cherries and some herbaceousness. This multi-layered wine is currently accessible, but will repay further cellaring.
Stellenbosch
The town of Stellenbosch developed from a colony of settlers to whom land had been granted on the banks of the Eerste River. The name Stellenbosch was given to a small island in the Eerste River by Simon van der Stel, Commander of the Cape, who had encamped there with his entourage in 1679.

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