Diemersdal Estate

Six generations of Louws have practiced the art of winemaking at Diemersdal since the Estate passed into their hands in 1885. More than 12 decades later, Diemersdal is a well-known landmark in the lush Durbanville Valley, one of the Cape’s oldest wine regions.

Diemersdal forms part of the Wine of Origin Cape Town where cooling mists from the Atlantic Ocean roll over the vineyards every afternoon, contributing to the unique character of Diemersdal wines.

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The Journal

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Diemersdal The Journal Sauvignon Blanc

The supreme quality and craftsmanship of this flagship range, is the result of Diemersdal's knowledge handed down from previous generations of the Louw family of wine farmers. The 2019, maiden vintage, Journal Sauvignon Blanc, is produced from selected grapes from a single vineyard, planted with vines of between 28 and 38 years old.

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Diemersdal The Journal Cabernet Sauvignon

The Journal represents the ultimate expression of Diemersdal's terroir and knowledge gained through six generations of grape growing. The Cabernet Sauvignon is no exception, with 22 months of aging in new 225L French oak barrels. A special barrel selection is then made for the final bottling of this flagship wine.

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Diemersdal The Journal Pinotage

This flagship Pinotage, produced from 25 year old vines, that were carefully hand harvested, represents the ultimate expression of the Diemersdal terroir. The Journal implies the continuous, the living and the evolving. Reminders of generations past and a reference for generations to come. A lenghty 22 month maturation, ensures great complexity and soft, velvety tannins.

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Diemersdal Reserve

Diemersdal Sauvignon Blanc Reserve

This focused and refined wine is made from the highest vineyard block on the Diemersdal Estate, where Table Mountain and False Bay can be seen. Gentle slopes are exposed to the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the vineyards being influenced by cool air flows and morning mists. Hand harvesting of limited fruit volumes, ensures true varietal expression of Diemersdal's dryland farmed, Sauvignon Blanc Reserve.

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Diemersdal Winter Ferment Sauvignon Blanc

Diemersdal pushes the boundries with this innovative style of Sauvignon Blanc. After the harvest, the grape juice was frozen to -20˚C for five months. After thawing, fermentation took place in the heart of the Cape winter, producing a uniquely tropical style of Sauvignon Blanc. The primary feature is the high occurrence of thiol compounds, which gives Sauvignon Blanc the passion fruit and gooseberry flavours, made famous in New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs.

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Diemersdal Eight Rows Sauvignon Blanc

The origins of the Eight Rows goes back to 2005. This legendary wine, was the first made by Thys Louw after joining father Tienie on the Diemersdal Estate. The fledgling winemaker was given access to eight rows of vines within a premium Sauvignon Blanc vineyard. The vines offer intensely flavoured fruit, resulting in wines with elegance, character and structure. Quality of fruit and the talent of the winemaker led to a captivating wine and today, is still made from those first eight rows.

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Diemersdal Wild Horseshoe Sauvignon Blanc

The Wild Horseshoe Sauvignon Blanc, gets its name from the hundreds of old horseshoes found in the Diemersdal vineyards throughout the years. Vineyard work was done manually, with the help of horses, until the 1930s. Today the horseshoes hang in the cellar to capture good luck. The word ‘wild’ in the name doesn’t refer to the horses, but to the fact that wild, spontaneous fermentation is part of the unique character of this skin-fermented Sauvignon Blanc.

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Diemersdal Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

A life-long obsession with the Sauvignon Blanc grape led to Thys Louw to express his commitment to this variety internationally. The Diemersdal Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was made in conjunction with Ben Glover Family Vineyards. Marlborough lies on the north-eastern side of New Zealand's South Island and is renowned for producing stunning pungent world class Sauvignon Blancs, of power, finesse and vibrancy.

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Diemersdal Pinotage Reserve

Pinotage, South Africa's most famous home grown grape variety, is well suited to the Durbanville region. The cool, coastal climate bringing a ream of fresh complexity to this much loved signature wine. One of Diemersdal steallar and stalwart red wines, it represents a cherised part of the Louw family's winemaking heritage. Half of this wine is crafted from grapes, derived from the oldest block of dryland bush vine Pinotage on the estate.

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Diemersdal Private Collection

This classic Bordeaux-style red wine was the first wine to be made on the Diemersdal Estate. Crafted from all five Bordeaux varieties, with Cabernet Sauvignon forming half of the blend, with the balance being made up of Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Fruit from selected sites planted to the terroir most suited to each variety is used and blended to form a perfect whole, resulting in a singular expression of excellence and superb quality. 18 months oak maturation in 25% new 225L French oak barrels.

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Diemersdal Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc

Diemersdal Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with notes of gooseberry, passion fruit, fresh citrus, and lime. The palate is vibrant, clean and crisp, with a lingering sparkle and refreshing mouth feel. Harvested at bracing ripeness, the grapes are crushed and the juice fermented before being sparged with carbon dioxide adding millions of playful bubbles. The result is a zesty, refreshing sparkling wine exuding generous Sauvignon Blanc character for which Diemersdal has become renowned.

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Diemersdal Sauvignon Blanc

A wine showing the true diversity of Durbanville terrior in one seamless blend. Blended from ten different Sauvignon Blanc vineyard blocks, varying in age, clones and site. The grapes were night harvested at different stages of ripeness, with the blocks harvested and vinified seperately. This wine typifies the Sauvignon Blanc grape and is expressed by a winery committed to the variety.

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Diemersdal Chardonnay Unwooded

For those whom are averse to rich, buttery, wooded styles of Chardonnay. This classic white grape varietal is made in an a modern, unwooded style that highlights its fresh and fruity flavours. Diemersdal harvested the grapes at night, at an optimum ripeness to obtain grapes full of varietal character.

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Diemersdal Grüner Veltliner

Thys Louw's love of Austrian white wines and his pioneering spirit led to Diemersdal making South Africa's only Grüner Veltliner. Despite the administrative and bureaucratic challenges in getting the plant material into South Africa, the vineyards flourished. Since the first vintage in 2013, this food friendly white wine has been met by critical acclaim from consumers.

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Diemersdal Sauvignon Rosé

This rosé represents the meeting of the parent and the sibling, namely Sauvignon Blanc which is one of the two varieties from which Cabernet Sauvignon was created. This unique coral-hued rosé, is a blend of predominately Sauvignon Blanc - made in a traditionally reductive style - and fresh Cabernet Sauvignon, added three weeks before bottling.

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Diemersdal Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are two of the world's most popular premium red wine grapes, and on Diemersdal they have flourished for over three decades in our dryland vineyards with their close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Diemersdal Merlot

Merlot, one of the most popular red grape varietals, orginating in the Bordeaux region of France, finds expression in blends and as a single varietal in many countries around the globe, including South Africa. Six generations of Louws have made wine on the Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville, for over three centuries with each generation crafting their art with skill and passion. The classically styled Merlot is no exception, benefitting from 10 months oak maturation in French oak barrels.

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Diemersdal Shiraz

Diemersdal blends the old and new worlds of winemaking, in pursuit of expressive wines that allow the rich diversity of the terroir to shine. Traditional open fermenters are used to enhance the natural flavours and soften the tannins of the Shiraz, which matures for 12 months in carefully selected 225L French oak barrels.

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Diemersdal Pinotage

Uniquely South African Pinotage, draws varietal expression from the cool growing conditions on the exposed vineyard slopes at Diemersdal. Dryland farming, allows the fruit to ripen slowly, resulting in a wine of structure and elegance. Matured for 11 months in French oak barrels.

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Diemersdal Malbec

Traditionally used as a blending component in Bordeaux style red blends. The 2015 was the maiden vintage of the estate's Malbec. Cool growing conditions, sees the fruit ripen slowly, allowing for maximum varietal expression. Complex and concentrated, with good structure, benefitting from 14 months oak maturation in new and older French and American oak barrels.

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