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Guardian Peak
Guardian Peak is part of the new generation of wines from the Cape, produced by the Rust en Vrede team, (winemaker Philip Van Staden) that combine the best of the traditional with the exuberance of the New World. The grapes are sourced from their own vineyards and other selected vineyards in the Western Cape. The wines are immediately acccessible and made for drinking on their own and to compliment food.
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Jean Engelbrecht, proprietor and visionary behind the Guardian Peak range of wines, set out to create a range of quality wines to quench the searching palates of the new wine-drinking generation. His vision incorporated cultivating the vineyards on the Engelbrecht-family farms in Namaqualand, and producing flavourful wines that reflect the potential and characteristics of the terroir. This brand is the product of his bold and ambitious personality and the philosophy is based upon his love for adventure and 'The Great Outdoors.'
Guardian Peak / Englebrecht Els / Rust en Vrede’s vineyards are planted on a mixture of broken down granite (coming off the Helderberg) and shale. These soils with their slope and northerly aspect have over the years proven to be wonderful for red grape production. We are relatively sheltered from the harsh winds, and although we got whipped around in Mid November we didn’t suffer any permanent damage. Our cultivar and root stock selections on these soils give us the grapes that our wine maker demands for our style. Many small components that can be blended as the seasons dictate to create our distinctive full bodied wines.
The vineyards have been a very busy place since last harvest. Our staff has undergone intensive in-house and institutional training and is now proudly showing off their new found skills we have spent a lot of time on re doing the trellising systems, pruning and shaping them before bud burst. Spring was a little later than normal (not a train smash) and the seaso
The vineyards have been a very busy place since last harvest. Our staff has undergone intensive in-house and institutional training and is now proudly showing off their new found skills we have spent a lot of time on re doing the trellising systems, pruning and shaping them before bud burst. Spring was a little later than normal (not a train smash) and the seaso