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Brampton
The Brampton range of varietals are more fruit driven in a New World style but still with old world leanings, and are therefore suited to food matchings as well as informal 'quaffing'.
Brampton is named after the renowned Jersey bull Brampton Beacon Bloomer who was responsible for establishing
a dynasty of top quality Jersey cows at Rustenberg - the oldest registered Jersey herd in South Africa.
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Rustenberg has a wine-growing history dating back to 1682, when settler Roelof Pasman, from the wine region of Meurs near the Rhine in Germany, recognised the potential of the rich, red granite soils of the Simonsberg. The estate flourished, reaching its peak in the 1820s, only to fall victim to phylloxera and the ensuing recession in the second half of the century. Peter and Pamela Barlow purchased Rustenberg in 1940, and the regeneration of this illustrious estate began, replanting new vineyards, enlarging and updating cellars, even installing an electricity-driven crusher thanks to the new power line now serving the farm. Their son, Simon, took over running the farm in 1987 and is the force behind the 21st century Rustenberg and Brampton.
Vineyards producing the grapes for the Rustenberg and Brampton wines climb the rich red slopes of the Simonsberg and Helderberg mountains. The range of slopes and aspects allows site-specific planting, with the style of wine required determining the vineyard to be used.