Lo & Behold

South Africa

Tucked into the Citrusdal Mountains, around fifty kilometres north of Swartland proper, the Piekenierskloof plateau takes its name from the Dutch soldiers, the Piekeniers, once dispatched from the Cape to map the wild Olifants River country. These days the area is famous for citrus, but for wine lovers it's something else entirely: Grenache HQ, home to one of the largest plantings of the grape in the Cape, including ungrafted bush vines dating back to the 1950s. Under winemaker Hendrien Vercueil, Piekenierskloof Wine Company has built a quiet reputation for Rhône-style wines that taste of exactly where they're from.