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Post House Cellar
Hermann Gebers bought the farm in the picturesque area between the towns of Somerset West and Stellenbosch in 1981. Situated on a ridge, the winery offers panoramic views of Cape Point, False Bay and the surrounding Helderberg Mountains. This area is one of the preeminent wine regions of South Africa and falls under the ward of Stellenboch.
The farm was systematically planted to vine. In 1996, Nick Gebers made a couple of experimental barrels. Two vintages later, and after a stint in Burgundy, the first vintage was released. As the homestead on the farm had originally operated as a post office, serving the local missionary community of Raithby, it was a logical step to associate the wine with its postal origin. The wines were thus named Post House.
Until the early 1980s, the Post House site had a mix of tobacco and bush vines, where after it was systematically planted to vines. The property covers a total of 71 hectares of which 45 hectares is used for vineyards. Cultivars were selected to suit the terroir and, since 2007, the vineyard comprised of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Petite Verdot, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and Viognier.
The concept of the terroir is fundamental to making a high quality wine. Using leaner soil, rather than more fertile soil, results in a more balanced vine. The more fertile the soil, the more vigorous the growth; this leads to the associated drawbacks of high yield and shaded fruit. At Post House we have the advantage of leaner soils, resulting in wines with a good balance between the levels of alcohol and acidity.
The vineyard is planted on the foothills of the Helderberg Mountains. The red cultivars are planted on a gentle westerly slope while the Chenin Blanc enjoys a cooler southerly slope. The soils mainly are a conglomerate gravel of 70cm to 1m on a clay base. This gravel soil is known as ‘cool ground’. This is because the gravel acts as natural mulch, shading the vine roots from the sun. The gravel /clay combination acts like a sponge, storing water during the rainy season and redistributing it back to the roots in the dry season. This ensures constant feeding of the vines, giving them a more balanced water source than simple irrigation would supply.
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| Winemaker: | Nick Gebers |
| Nick says "The foliage is a very important element of the vine. It is both the energy factory of the vine as well as a moderator of the sun’s rays in bunch zones. It is important to have sufficient leaves to ripen the grapes to their optimum while not over shading the bunches." | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Region: | Stellenbosch |
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