WolvenhoekVineyards · Wellington
The wines

Our wines

From the everyday glass to the bottle you open for a wedding.

Everyday

Baba Yetu

Swahili for "our father", a nod to our family's history in Kenya. Easy to drink, with real depth, made for by-the-glass lists and everyday tables.

Gilbert & Gaillard Best Value

Baba Yetu White

Baba Yetu White

Old vine Chenin Blanc · Viognier

Chill it well and pour it with snoek off the braai or a Cape Malay prawn curry.

Baba Yetu Rosé

Baba Yetu Rosé

Dry rosé

Watermelon, raspberry and a pinch of Szechuan pepper on the nose, with a crisp citrus finish.

Baba Yetu Red

Baba Yetu Red

Grenache · Shiraz

A Grenache-Shiraz red, priced for by-the-glass and everyday listings.

Restaurant

The Emerald Hill

Our restaurant red, named after the Groenberg. Eight months in barrel gives grippy yet silky tannins.

The Emerald Hill

The Emerald Hill

Shiraz · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot

Spicy Shiraz, herbal Cabernet and juicy Merlot. An easy match for most menus, made for braai night.

Platter's 4 stars · 2022
Reserve

Impisi, Lone Wolf, Wolf Man, Takaya

The bottles for fine dining, weddings and year-end client gifts. Small quantities from our oldest blocks.

Impisi

Impisi

Single vineyard old vine Chenin Blanc

Zulu for wolf. Vines planted in 1977 and 1986, barrel fermented, with hay and frangipane. Pour it with braaied yellowtail.

Platter's 4.5 stars · 2023G&G Double Gold · 2023
Lone Wolf

Lone Wolf

Merlot · Cabernet Franc

A blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. With Karoo lamb chops off the coals.

G&G Double Gold · 2022
Wolf Man

Wolf Man

Cabernet Sauvignon · Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc has its roots in the Basque Country, so we named it after Gizotso, the wolf man of Basque myth. Herbs and dark spice, softened by plush Cabernet Sauvignon fruit. Two years in French oak. With a smoked meat or veggie platter.

Takaya

Takaya

Shiraz · Cabernet Sauvignon · Cabernet Franc · Merlot

Our flagship red, 18 months in French oak. Named after a grey wolf that swam to an island off Vancouver and lived there alone for eight years.

G&G Double Gold · 2022
Single Vineyard Shiraz

Single Vineyard Shiraz

Shiraz

One block, 18 months in French oak. Made to show what the site does with a single variety.

Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

One block, 18 months in French oak. Small quantities.

Platter's is South Africa's leading wine guide. Gilbert & Gaillard is an international wine competition based in France.

Where to buy

Taste first, then take some home

Buy at the tasting room on the farm, or ask us for a stockist near you.

Restaurants, wine shops and importers: our price list and technical sheets are one form away.

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