Paarl based KWV draws grapes from a wide regional network and makes The Mentors, including Orchestra and stand alone Petit Verdot.
The producer
KWV is a Paarl based South African wine producer with cellar facilities and a sourcing footprint that reaches Paarl, Stellenbosch, Swartland, Perdeberg, Malmesbury, Darling, Elgin, Robertson and Wellington. Its Mentors portfolio includes Orchestra, a blend, and Petit Verdot as a stand alone varietal wine. Roodeberg and the Cathedral Cellar are two long established names in the KWV story.
Known for
Paarl based regional wine sourcing
Notable facts
KWV was founded in 1918.
Roodeberg was officially launched in 1949.
KWV generates electricity from its own 50KWP solar plant.
The Cathedral Cellar was built in 1930.
The story
Petit Verdot Goes Solo
Since 2008, Petit Verdot has appeared as a stand alone wine in KWV's Mentors range. The portfolio also includes blends such as Orchestra, so the grape has its own bottle alongside a blended wine. The 2020 Mentors Petit Verdot is oak marked, with damson and blueberry fruit and a backbone for further bottle age. Petit Verdot therefore appears both as a named variety and as a blending grape within the KWV Mentors portfolio.
Petit Verdot Goes Solo
Since 2008, Petit Verdot has appeared as a stand alone wine in KWV's Mentors range. The portfolio also includes blends such as Orchestra, so the grape has its own bottle alongside a blended wine. The 2020 Mentors Petit Verdot is oak marked, with damson and blueberry fruit and a backbone for further bottle age. Petit Verdot therefore appears both as a named variety and as a blending grape within the KWV Mentors portfolio.
From the atlas
KWV
Paarl based South African wine producer with a wide sourcing network and a Mentors range that includes blends and stand alone varietal wines.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Producer
KWV
Base
Paarl cellar facilities
Production site
Nearly 32 hectares
Historic cellar
Cathedral Cellar, built in 1930
Signature range
The Mentors
The Producer
KWV operates cellar facilities in Paarl and draws grapes from more than 50 farms and 400 vineyard sites. It began as a winemaking cooperative formed by Western Cape winemakers, and its Paarl operation includes the Cathedral Cellar. The site also generates electricity from KWV's own 50KWP solar plant.
Roodeberg was officially launched in 1949. The Mentors portfolio adds a more specific range of blends and stand alone varietal wines to the company's broad production base.
Place
KWV's grapes come from nine named regions: Paarl, Stellenbosch, Swartland, Perdeberg, Malmesbury, Darling, Elgin, Robertson and Wellington. The sourcing footprint crosses several regional wine areas, so the producer works with grapes carrying different geographic addresses rather than one single estate site.
Paarl remains the production base. The regional spread gives KWV room to make wines that range across different grape sources and regional styles while keeping cellar production in one place.
Wines
The Mentors portfolio includes blends such as Orchestra and stand alone varietal wines such as Petit Verdot. Orchestra is the blended wine in the pair, while Petit Verdot presents one grape variety on its own.
The 2020 Mentors Orchestra is concentrated and intense, with plum, blackberry, fennel and sweet toasted oak. The Mentors Petit Verdot is oak marked, with damson and blueberry fruit and a backbone for further bottle age.
Final Word
KWV combines Paarl production with grapes from a broad regional network. The Mentors range places a blended wine beside a stand alone Petit Verdot, giving the portfolio two distinct forms of red wine.