Story
Matthew van Heerden comes from a long line of farmers in KwaZulu-Natal but moved to the Western Cape to study winemaking at Elsenburg and has since racked up more than fifteen vintages including stints as the winemaker at both Uva Mira in Stellenbosch as well as Iona in Elgin. In 2006, the IWSC named Matthew in the top 10 winemakers in the world and in 2011, he was named South African Young Winemaker of the Year. It is the cooler climes that have captivated him most, and he has perhaps the greatest experience of Elgin of any of the younger new wave of winemakers in South Africa. It’s in Elgin that he is sourcing most of the grapes for the two stellar, limited-production, sought-after wines under his own name, with tiny parcels also from Stellenbosch and as far away as the Klein Karoo.
Wines
Chardonnay 2017
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Pinot Noir 2018
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