Pittnauer Blonde By Nature 2024Gerhard Pittnauer inherited the family estate at the age of 18, after the sudden death of his father. After much study and travel, he returned to Austria with a mission to make his own wine with a global perspective. Drawing on the international wines he loved, he found a common thread in their bio dynamic approach. Using this new found knowledge he experimented with a greater appreciation of the native varieties of the estate. Pittnauer tends 15

with Atlantic influence running through the palate

Despite its ease of drinking

south facing on red marl soils

Fermentation takes place in oak vats and is spontaneous (native yeasts)

Through crafting wines of excellence

The Spear Vineyard Grenache 2019 is a beautifully pure and expressive example of California Grenache

the fruit was fermented in open-top fermenters

with tropical and white fruits

with black plum and blueberry fruit and a warm

Long sunny days

In 1992 Contessa Noemi Marone Cinzano bought the estate

he sources grapes from approximately 60 vineyards scattered across the Western Cape