Packwood Wines
Indulge your senses and get off the beaten track to experience our cool climate wines from the vine to the bottle. Sip and savor our handcrafted, award-winning wines and Cap Classique. Since 2009, Packwood has been dedicated to producing consistently good wines, blending expertise with passion to create a symphony of taste.
Combining traditional techniques with modern innovation, working with older oak barrels and stainless steel tanks to ensure our wines capture an authentic flavor profile. The vineyard is embraced by our working country estate which has huge diversity and microclimate. As a boutique winery, we proudly offer a diverse array of wines to cater to a range of tastes. Given our modest production scale, our limited inventory has the tendency to swiftly deplete. To ensure you get your preferred wine, we recommend prompt purchase while supplies last.
As part of the smallest wine route in South Africa, Packwood stands as a hidden gem. Conveniently located midway between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of flavors that mirror Packwood’s wines, making every visit a memorable experience along the enchanting Plettenberg Bay wine route.
The Full Packwood Wines Range
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Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Experience these distinctive flavours from our vineyard in Plettenberg Bay, this cool climate perennial favourite delivers herbaceous flavours with a balanced acidity. A lengthy cold fermentation helped to bring out the tropical flavours of guava, passionfruit and a hint of lime. An easy drinking Moorish wine to enjoy on its own as nature intended, or pair with your favourite seafood and pasta.
Grape Analysis: pH3.32
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 1.2 gms
Alc: 11%
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Pinot Noir 2019
This cool climate cultivar, known as the Prince of grapes, is the most trickiest of cultivars to grow but also the most satisfying and versatile when you can get it into the bottle, matured in french oak for 9 months, very fruity on the nose with lots of black cherries and fresh red fruit on the palette, an honest and earthy wine with a kiss of spice. Only 4000 bottles of this handcrafted wine were produced. Pair with all culinary delights.
Grape Analysis: pH3.56
Harvest: March 2019
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.9 gms
Alc: 12
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Chardonnay 2018
A light and refreshing Chardonnay with a lively palate delivering a smooth mouth feel of sweet citrus zest and unmistakable Chardonnay tones. Natural crisp acidity with a dry finish, a very moreish wine which can be paired with many culinary delights. Matured in older French oak for up to 9 months.
Grape Analysis: pH3.15
Harvest: March 2018
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.1 gms
Alc: 11.5%
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Blanc de Noir 2018 – Awarded Womens Wine Award Gold
A classic dry french “Blanc de noir” style made from the noble grape Pinot noir. Harvested at the beginning of Autumn, whole bunch pressed, fermented and matured in french oak for 8 months.
Aromas of stone fruit and quince make this versatile grape an ideal wine to pair with alll culinary delights. Only 2500 bottles produced .
Grape Analysis: pH3.27
Harvest: March 2018
Bottling: November 2018
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.1 gms
Alc: 11.5%
Gent
Gent Brut Method Cap Classique – Non Vintage
This bubbly as all the others before is hand made in the traditional french way. Barrel matured for 12 months and a further 12 months on the the lees, a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot noir, hand selected at the beginning of Autumn, a bright and refreshingly crisp bubbly with a good mousse and a dry finish.
Grape Analysis: pH3.41
Harvest: February 2016
Bottling: June 2018
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 1.2 gms
Alc: 12%
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Sauvignon Blanc 2017
This Sauvignon has shown great age potential, well balanced acids make for longevity for the wine, gentle working of the grapes and allowing the wine to ferment slowly helps to release the full potential. This wine is full of flavour, well rounded, aromatic and extremely moorish, only 3000 made.
Grape Analysis: pH3.13
Harvest: March 2018
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.3 gms
Alc: 12%
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Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Each harvest brings something new, this wine was no exception still one of the old favourites, a zesty flavour with elusive and lingering white peach that dominates the tropical notes, a long lasting finish.
Grape Analysis: pH3.42
Harvest: March 2013
Bottling: September 2013
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.4 gms
Alc: 13.41%
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Chardonnay 2013
Our first release of still Chardonnay,naturally fermented in older barrels and matured for 5 months, this resulted in a silky smooth mouth feel, lingering flavours of refreshing zest of lime, sweet green melon and a hint of ginger, well balanced acids reflect the cool climate region, only 2000 bottles produced.
Grape Analysis: pH3.2
Harvest: March 2013
Bottling: September 2013
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.2 gms
Alc: 12.85%
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Pinot Noir 2013
Harvested in March 2013, whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak.
This first release of unfiltered burgundian style Pinot from Packwood delivers a clean, bright colour with blackcurrant, cherry and fresh red fruits dancing on the palette, an earthy wine with a kiss of spice.
Grape Analysis: pH3.52
Harvest: March 2013
Bottling: February 2014
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 3.7 gms
Alc: 13.9%
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Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Now in the fourth year, the Sauvignon is showing its colours, rich tropical nose of ripe melon and papaw, a lingering finish, the wine pairs beautifully with fresh shellfish.
Grape Analysis: pH3.15
Harvest: March 2012
Bottling: December 2012
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 2.8 gms
Alc: 12.06%
Gent
Pinot Noir / Chardonnay Methode Cap Classique 2012
The second release of the Gent bubbly, method champenois, a blend of Pinot noir and Chardonnay, a very fruity nose with a full mouth feel, delicate pink salmon colour with an off dry finish despite the higher residual sugar. This bubbly was excellent for a cocktail, aperitif or after dinner drink.
Grape Analysis: pH3.42
Harvest: March 2012
Bottling: October 2012
Disgorged: March 2014
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 22.2 gms
Alc: 13.27%
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Sauvignon Blanc 2011
One of our favourite earliest vintages, bottled under cork, this beautiful Sauvignon Blanc was starting to show the potential of the terroir at Packwood. The awards speak for themselves.
Grape Analysis: pH3.63
Harvest: March 2011
Bottling: December 2011
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 1.4 gms
Alc: 12.28%
Gent
Pinot Noir Methode Cap Classique 2010
Gent first release MCC 100% Pinot noir, harvested by hand in Autumn 2010, this award winning bubbly delivers a mouth filling roundness with an explosion of bubbles, high fruit intensity, leading to a crisp and refreshingly dry finish.
Grape Analysis: pH3.11
Harvest: March 2010
Bottling: March 2012
Disgorged: January 2013
Wine of Origin: Plettenberg Bay
Sugar: 4.3 gms
Alc: 12.1%
Our wine history
2009
Our maiden vintage Sauvignon Blanc a nose of gooseberry and asparagus, a beautiful mouth feel, full bodied and a lasting taste. Jean-Pierre Rossouw (of Rossouw’s Restaurant Guidefame) gives the thumbs up, saying: “A very pure wine, with a lovely bright nose of tropical fruit and some lively grassy notes – classic Sauvignon in expression.
On the palate it is medium in weight and fresh, with very good fruit expression.
All in all a great debut!”
2012
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay harvested and blended together for an MCC. This delicious
bubbly delivers a very full mouth feel, fruity on the nose with a lasting and off dry finish. It received a silver award from the IWSC London and a double gold fro Vitis Vinifera.
Sauvignon Blanc a tropical nose, pawpaw and ripe melon, and a long lasting finish. Awarded silver at the Michaelangelo international wine awards 2013, bronze at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2013, and a gold at the Vitis Vinifera awards, 4 star rating from the Platter Guide.
2013
Our first still Pinot noir, harvested in March 2013, whole bunch pressed and matured in French oak, this burgundy style Pinot delivers a clean bright colour with blackcurrant, cherry and fresh red fruits dancing on the palette, an earthy wine with a kiss of spice. We were awarded a bronze from IWSC in London and a trophy award at Vitis Vinifera.
Sauvignon blanc, Pair this deliciously zesty Sauvignon blanc with seafood, pasta and salads or enjoy it on its own and savour the elusive and lingering white peach that dominates the tropical notes with a long and lasting finish.
Chardonnay, an elegant wine naturally fermented and matured for 5 months in old french oak, rich and silky smooth, a zest of lime sweet green melon and a hint of ginger, long and lasting finish. This wine received a gold at the Vitis Vinifera awards.
2015
Sauvignon Blanc awarded the IWSC Silver Medal – A very refreshing mouth feel, an exotic tropical & fruity nose with flinty minerality, green asparagus and dry white peach on the palette. A long and lasting finish. This wine can be savoured immediately or laid down for a couple of years,
Rosé – Barrelled for 5 months in French and American oak, clean and bright opal gemstone in colour, dry white peach and nutty on the palette, this wine will pair beautifully with all culinary delights, but in particular with smoked produce.
