David & Nadia is a first generation family owned Swartland project and we are members of the Swartland Independent Producers. With family roots in the Swartland dating back to 1757, we focus on dry land farmed bush vines, soil diversity, climate and people of one region only.

In the vineyard we aim for biological farming whilst more vineyards are being farmed more organically year on year and in the cellar we work as natural as possible. It is all about the soil and vineyards after all. We believe in a pure, fresh and natural approach as style where site and soil are at work with minimal influence from a winemaking point of view.

This vineyard, right next to our Skaliekop vineyard, delivers its sixth single vineyard wine. Plat’bos was planted in weathered granite, all the way back in 1981 on the Paardebosch farm. This vineyard contributes firmly to both our main Chenin blanc as well as Aristargos and it will continue to do so. We have been grooming this vineyard for a single vineyard wine since the winter of 2013, but it has always been a pillar in our granite approach towards our white wines.

Grapes from the Plat’bos vineyard ripen early in the harvest due to its warm, north facing slope. Picking of this vineyard took place on 3 occasions during the first days of February. These lots were fermented and aged separately right up until blending just before bottling. Plat’bos is also part of the Old Vine Project (OVP) and thus has it’s Certified Heritage Vineyards (CHV) seal on the back label.

The Swartland is known for extremely warm summers with a low average winter rainfall. On the west, the Swartland borders on the Atlantic ocean and on the east inland by mountain ranges. Due to this location, a large diurnal shift is observed where the average daytime temperatures are much higher than the average night time temperatures. All of our vineyards are however inland and our climate is considered to be mediterranean.

Total Production:
1 526 x 75cL bottles
pH: 3.16
RS: 1.3 g/L
Alcohol: 11.0%
TA: 6.9 g/L
TSO2: 109 mg/L