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2015 Intellego Kolbroek Swartland South Africa Inspiration for this name comes from a breed of local pigs in South Africa called “Kolbroek” in Afrikaans mother tongue. This is a Syrah done in semi-carbonic maceration for 10days in open tank, after primary fermentation the wine aging in 500l Puncheons barrels for 9months, the grapes are picked during the month of January to avoid the heatwaves of South Africa. 'Kolbroek' consists of grapes sourced from 2 parcels one on shale soil and the other on gravel soils. The Malmesbury shale soil one block, the second on gravel soil. The block planted on shale faces North and is harvested earlier to retain the fresher tannins and amazing flavors influenced by that soil. The parcel on gravel retains great acidity and shows late development of secondary flavors especially after a few months in barrel. Intellego Wines started off in 2009 by Jurgen Gouws'... Intellego translates “to understand” in Latin as Jurgen is just begi...