Retirement @ 65 2025 Palomino was that I was unknowingly

was that I was unknowingly about to buy grapes from a farm originally owned by my direct family 7 generations ago and our meeting that day took place around the original Hauptfleisch dining room table owned by my family

Suddenly premium higher-priced Bordeaux-style Stellenbosch wines had to share the stage with premium Rhone-style Swartland blends

about 100 metres from my winery is a block of raised

So in general

ripe tannins and high acids

Retirement @ 65 2025 Palomino was that I was unknowingly95% The oldest Cinsaut vineyard in Darling. Planted in 1951 with 5% Shiraz from its neighbour. The Story In June 2014, I arrived at a farm in Darling where I was met by a very grumpy farmer. And for good reason I soon learnt. I had bought bits of grapes from the farmer during that years harvest (which all turned out really promising) and was doing my annual post harvest farm visit with a fresh barrel sample for the farmer to taste. One of his grape