Cloof Cellars & Wine Estate

Cloof Cellar is a modern wine cellar, built in 1998. The Cellar has a capacity of 1000 Tons, which amounts to approximately 72 000 cases per year. It produces 88% red wines and 12% white wines. The cellar has been enlarged and new tanks installed over time, this is to cope with the increased production volumes. There are two barrel maturation cellars with a total of 650 barrels, French Oak only.

Cloof’s oldest surviving vines were planted in 1966, with additional plantings in 1976 and 1987. In that time Darling, adjacent to the Swartland, was better known as a wheat farming region. A cellar was completed in time for the 1998 harvest, which allowed the first release of Cloof wines during the course of 1999. Vineyard area was significantly increased, with plantings every year from 1998 to 2000, bringing the total to 145 hectares of which the majority is Bush Vines. The 220 hectares of vineyards at neighbouring Burghers Post are under the same ownership, giving us unparalleled access to (and control over) top quality fruit. In 2003 Darling was declared a wine region in it’s own right in recognition of the unique style and quality of wines grown here.

TASTING ROOM
- Monday to Saturday
10:00 to 16:00

CLOOF KITCHEN
- Tuesday to Saturday
11:00 to 15:00