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The Foundry, Company
The Foundry was established in 2000 and is the brainchild of Meerlust’s winemaker Chris Williams in partnership with James Reid.
Working closely with a handful of growers, fruit is sourced from across the Cape to secure grapes at optimum ripeness from sites which are best suited to each variety. Long-term contracts have been concluded for specific rows of vines to meet The Foundry’s demand for high quality fruit which is expressive of its source vineyards.
Each lot of grapes is vinified separately according to its intrinsic character, taking great care not to over-extract or manipulate the fruit. No recipes are followed and both traditional and modern techniques are used. The aim is to produce wines which the owners will enjoy drinking.
The wines are vinified, bottled and matured at Meerlust Estate in Stellenbosch. From 2010 The Foundry has a new home in the Voor-Paardeberg area. It is our intention to eventually locate all of our winemaking at activies in the Paardeberg, but will still continue to produce the single vineyard Stellenbosch Syrah and Viognier. The Foundry will expand its range to a selection of single vineyard wines from different appelations and terroirs around the Cape, much as the great negotiant houses of Burgundy and the Rhone valley do.
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The grapes were sourced from a single vineyard of Syrah situated only 4 km from False Bay on the chilly Atlantic Ocean. The vineyards are planted on low vigour, well drained, granitic origin soils. The vines are managed to retain a healthy balance between grape production and growth and the crop...
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The grapes were sourced from a single vineyard of Syrah situated only 4 km from False Bay on the chilly Atlantic Ocean. The vineyards are planted on low vigour, well drained, granitic origin soils. The vines are managed to retain a healthy balance between grape production and growth and the crop...
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These grapes were sourced from two growers in the Cape - located in Stellenbosch and Agter Paarl. The vineyards are planted on well drained, granite based soils and Malmesbury shale respectively. The vines are managed to retain a healthy balance between grape production and growth and the crop was...
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These grapes are sourced from our neighbour's vineyard at The Foundry's home farm in Voor Paardeberg and managed by Chris Williams. Grown on Malmesbury shale and decomposed granite, these trellised vines allow us to precisely manage the canopy to enhance fruit complexity and balance. A small crop...
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Roussanne is one of the high quality white grapes of the Rhone valley and plays a key role in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Hermitage Blanc and Côte du Rhône Blanc. Rousanne adds aromatics, elegance and acidity as well as bottle age potential and development to Rhone blends. It is suited to warm growing...
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The grapes are sourced from two vineyards, one on Malmesbury shale soils in the Wellington district of the Western Cape and the other in Faure, Stellenbosch on south facing slopes 2.5 km from False Bay.
The grapes were crushed and pressed and the free run Viognier juice settled overnight before...
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