The build-up to harvest is a whole growing season with varying conditions – untimely rain, gale-force winds, excessive heat – and although we had all of these, they counteracted each other well enough for optimal conditions for a quality 2013 vintage”, said La Motte Cellar Master Edmund Terblanche after the 2013 harvest. Especially pleased with the red wines of this vintage, La Motte has seen exceptional success with its 2013 Pierneef Syrah Viognier and has eagerly anticipated the release of the 2013 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon.

Made from grapes grown in Franschhoek (38%), Stellenbosch (26%), Walker Bay (235) and Durbanville (13%), the 2013 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon combines grapes from areas traditionally acknowledged for quality Cabernet Sauvignon with cool climate grapes in order to add even more complexity and finesse.