Capitoline Wolf Red

This wine would pair really well with a sourdough margherita pizza or some sweet and sticky pork ribs.

McFarlane Wines was born while sharing dreams and desires one evening over dinner, sometime in 2018. A dream to have something family-owned and operated, and a deep desire to honour some of South Africa’s heritage varieties. South Africa’s vinous history is a unique one, and certain varieties have had a significant influence in shaping where the South African wine industry is today. McFarlane Wines aims to produce fine, honest wines from these varieties and share what we love about them with the world.

We use three different Cinsault sites, Breedekloof, Darling and Stellenbosch. The grapes are harvested by hand and are chilled over night before processing. Each site brings something different to the wine in terms of character. The grapes are sorted by hand before going into fermentors, whole bunch, where they are foot stomped.

All three batches went through full malolactic fermentation and spent 9 months in barrel. The batches were blended together along with a small amount of Grenache before a light filtration, followed by bottling.

The fermentation took around 10 days to be completed before being pressed off. The wine was racked to big old french oak puncheons after pressing.