At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Place
- Papegaaiberg in Stellenbosch
- Label
- Fleur du Cap
- Main grape
- Pinotage
- Cellar distinction
- Underground bottle maturation
The Producer
Die Bergkelder is a mountain cellar cut deep into Papegaaiberg in Stellenbosch. Dr Anton Rupert built it as the first underground bottle maturation cellar of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Underground maturation keeps temperature and humidity controlled. The wines then move to a separate bottle maturation cellar, where controlled conditions allow the wine to smooth and mellow while its bouquet develops.
Fleur du Cap is the commercial label associated with Die Bergkelder. Its range is tied to a team approach at The Bergkelder.
Place
Papegaaiberg is the mountain in Stellenbosch into which Die Bergkelder is cut. The physical setting gives the producer a cellar built inside a named mountain site, with maturation conditions shaped by the underground location.
Wines
Fleur du Cap is the label associated with Die Bergkelder, and its red range includes a varietal Pinotage made entirely from that grape. The wine sits as a single variety red rather than a multi grape blend. The range is therefore defined here by the Fleur du Cap name, the Pinotage grape and the cellar work carried out at The Bergkelder.
In The Glass
The Pinotage is full bodied, led by ripe plum and berry fruit. The palate is well balanced, and the aftertaste lingers.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose the 2020 Fleur du Cap Pinotage. It is made from 100% Pinotage and matured for 12 months in second and third fill French and American oak barrels. The label names one grape and one maturation method in a single bottle.
Final Word
Die Bergkelder is a Stellenbosch mountain cellar associated with Fleur du Cap. Its Pinotage wine brings the cellar's grape and maturation work together under one label.