Founded by Paul Boutinot in 2004, Waterkloof is a family-owned farm using organic practices. The farm is perched high up on the windswept Schapenberg, overlooking False Bay and The Atlantic Ocean. Living soils, naturally low yields and a long growing season help provide talented Cellarmaster Nadia Barnard with naturally balanced grapes that are imbued with a truly defining sense of origin. Those grapes are then transformed into wine with a minimum of intervention. The resulting wines are fine, inimitable and best enjoyed with food.

Living soils and a natural approach to winemaking means that each of the single-varietal wines in the Circumstance range is truly defined by the circumstances influencing the chosen varietal and vineyard
blocks, including soil, aspect, altitude and vintage. The Mourvèdre is from a single, windswept, south facing (less sun exposure) block 250-300m above and a mere 2 miles from The Atlantic. These factors
combine to produce low yields, balanced grapes and wines with a true sense of place. Production was a miserly 4 tons per hectare. Mourvèdre is one of the few varietals with enough wind-resistance to plant as bush-vine on Waterkloof.

Grapes are hand-harvested and brought to the cellar by horses for
hand-sorting. Bunches are sorted and whole-bunch fermentation happens spontaneously with wild
yeast in large, open-top wooden fermenters. Manual punch-downs or foot-pressing take place 1-2
times per day and the wine is left on skins for 30 days before going through malolactic fermentation in
old 600 litre barrels then ageing for 16 months in the same vessels. No fining, just a light filtration. No
additions other than sulphur. Vegan friendly, biodynamic wine. 6 barrels made.

It can be paired with a variety of dishes but should show well with wild boar or lamb on the grill.