Vilafonté Seriously Old Dirt 2022 1.5L (Magnum)

Founded in 1997, this forty-two hectare estate on the bench of the Simonsberg Mountains with its unique vilafontes

soils, served as the fuse to their vision.  Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec confirmed its affinity to the ancient soils, dated as being somewhere between 750 000 and 1.5 million years old.  Planted at high density, these vines adhere to the exquisite struggle; encouraging smaller vines, lower yields and highly concentrated fruit. Vilafonté wines are exclusively from grapes grown on their property. The cooling maritime influence has created a Mediterranean climate – wet and cold winters, paired with long dry summers that create an extremely favourable environment for the production of fine wine.

Vilafontes soils are one of the oldest documented soil types. A unique defining characteristic of this site is the presence of stone age cutting tools. The origin of these stone tools have been attributed to a branch of human evolution called Homo ergaster (meaning “the working man”), between 1.4 million and 1.9 million years ago. Remarkably, as these tools were found on the surface of the soil, it confirms the fact that the region has never experienced glaciation, volcanic disturbances or more recent sedimentary deposits, which have left the top soils undisturbed for millennia. These healthy but nutrient deficient soils cradle the vines into producing wines driven by character, purity and refinement with a perfect tension ubiquitous to each vintage produced.