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Producer profile

KWV

Paarl based KWV draws grapes from a wide regional network and makes The Mentors, including Orchestra and stand alone Petit Verdot.

Place
South Africa
Known for
Paarl based regional wine sourcing
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Atlas locationCoastal Region · South Africa33.76° S · 18.97° E

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.

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