Damascene wines are about telling stories. They’re born to express the way that man and place collaborate to form narrative. Both vineyard and viticulturist play a role in the story. The winemaker plays the role of editor, and each of our wines tells of their own adventure.
A complex expression of three mountainous vineyards, featuring shale, greywacke and granite soils. From vines planted as early as 1972.
A blend of two mountainous Swartland vineyards. The wine opens with a burst of crushed apple freshness, white stone and wild flower honey.
The La Chataigne Vineyard, on the banks of the Franschhoek river, is one of South Africa’s oldest Sémillon blocks, consisting of bush vines planted as early as 1942.
Produced with fruit from two hilltop sites in the Bottelary ward. This bottling expresses all the concentration and nervous tension that comes from the sites’ extremely rocky granitic soils.
Syrah grapes were sourced from three distinct vineyards; a cloud-covered Polkadraai hill, a granitic outcrop in Bottelary, and a sheltered nook in Devon Valley.
Three vineyards at differing altitudes, planted into granite, schist, and Malmesbury shale, coalesce to express a vivid snapshot of Swartland Syrah.
This vineyard is at the top of the Ceres Plateau in the Witzenberg mountain range, and is planted with the SH1C clone.
This modern take on classic Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from three impressively disparate granitic sites. The vineyards we work with are from the wards of Nuweland, Bottelary and Helderberg, facing southeast, west, and northeast.
A complex expression of three mountainous vineyards, featuring shale, greywacke and granite soils. From vines planted as early as 1972.
A blend of two mountainous Swartland vineyards. The wine opens with a burst of crushed apple freshness, white stone and wild flower honey.
The La Chataigne Vineyard, on the banks of the Franschhoek river, is one of South Africa’s oldest Sémillon blocks, consisting of bush vines planted as early as 1942.
Produced with fruit from two hilltop sites in the Bottelary ward. This bottling expresses all the concentration and nervous tension that comes from the sites’ extremely rocky granitic soils.
Syrah grapes were sourced from three distinct vineyards; a cloud-covered Polkadraai hill, a granitic outcrop in Bottelary, and a sheltered nook in Devon Valley.
Three vineyards at differing altitudes, planted into granite, schist, and Malmesbury shale, coalesce to express a vivid snapshot of Swartland Syrah.
This vineyard is at the top of the Ceres Plateau in the Witzenberg mountain range, and is planted with the SH1C clone.
This modern take on classic Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from three impressively disparate granitic sites. The vineyards we work with are from the wards of Nuweland, Bottelary and Helderberg, facing southeast, west, and northeast.
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