Du Bois Vineyards

Name: Du Bois Vineyards
Address: Stellenbosch, ZA
Telephone: +27715733615

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06/11/2026

The Field Blend • Six white grape varieties side by side on one small hilltop.
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When we laid out the Cabernet & Chenin blocks on Sonop, one little patch at the very top of the hill was left over. It sits about 300 m above sea level, with Jonkershoek, Paarl Mountain and Table Mountain all around. We didn’t want to waste it, so we tried something special.
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It’s a white field blend. Instead of planting each variety in its own block, we mixed them in the same rows, about 1.5 m apart:
Chenin Blanc as the base Colombard and Petit Manseng for freshness and acidity Grenache for body and to help the w**e age Roussanne for aromatics Clairette Blanche for the mid-palate
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At harvest everything is picked and pressed together to make one w**e, so the vineyard does the blending.
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This is the vines’ fourth year. It’s a small experiment, and we’re learning as we go, but we can’t wait to taste what this hilltop gives us.
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Jong Wingerd, Episode 4.

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03/11/2026

“Koel” means cool. So why did the people before us call this corner of Stellenbosch Koelenhof? 🌬️
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Stand in our young vineyards on a hot summer afternoon and you’ll feel the answer. We’re about 25 km from False Bay as the crow flies, and with no mountain in the way, the sea breeze still finds us here. It rolls in after lunch and takes the edge off the heat just when the vines need it most.
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Cooler afternoons mean the grapes ripen slowly and keep their freshness. It’s one more thing that makes Koelenhof special for w**e: Stellenbosch soil and sunshine, with a sea breeze that reaches all the way out to us.
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The farmers before us named this place well. Now it’s our turn to show what it can do. 🌱
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Jong Wingerd, Episode 3.

28/10/2026

Early morning on Sonop. ☀️
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Not every block we plant is for us. This young Cabernet is for the next generation: our kids, and whoever farms this land after them.
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Jaco Engelbrecht has walked this whole journey with us, from planning the block to getting every vine in the ground. We saw that too little Cab was being planted in Stellenbosch, and we dreamt of planting vines like these for the future.
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It’s slow work, and we won’t see these vines at their best for a long time. But we’re proud of it, and we can’t wait to see what this block becomes.
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Jong Wingerd, Episode 2. 🌱
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27/10/2026

Textures of our Terroir • At Sonop, ours is shale. Red and blue. Fractured and ancient.

It does something to a vine that no w**emaker can replicate in a cellar. It cracks deep enough for roots to find their own way down - slowly, deliberately… drawing moisture and minerals from the earth on their own terms. It keeps vigour in check. It forces the vine to work.

And when a vine works, the fruit it carries is different. Smaller. More concentrated. More honest.
Our two old vine Chenin Blanc blocks - planted in 1982 and 1986 - have spent over forty years learning this soil. What you taste in the glass is the result of that conversation between root and rock.

This is what we mean when we say terroir. Not a concept. Not a label. A place. Our hope is that every bottle of Sonop Chenin Blanc expresses that.

23/10/2026

When these Cabernet vines hit their prime at 30, 35 years old, we’ll be 70. 🍇
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It’s a crazy game. But what a privilege: to plant something, farm it right, and leave it for the next generation. Virus-free, perfectly farmed, ready for whoever comes after us.
Welcome to Jong Wingerd, a series following the new young vineyards on Sonop.
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21/10/2026

Some vines are planted for the days we live in now. These ones are planted for the next generation and future vignerons.
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This is the start of a new series on the young vineyards planted on Sonop farm. Follow along and discover why we planted Cabernet Sauvignon, in specific areas and slopes, for a specific reason - knowing the best years will probably belong to our children.

It’s about growing something that matters for Stellenbosch and for the future of w**e. 🍇

Follow along as these vines grow.

17/09/2026

It’s not always easy to see the glass half full… but after a dry winter, Sonop Farm reminds us of it’s beauty, and the resilience of the land, the vines, and of our fathers.
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Here are moments of raw beauty on Sonop Farm.
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16/09/2026

New life on the farm and the promise of a new story to be told.
Our Old Vines are a few weeks early this year and the w**elands are in for a wild ride this year.
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We’ve learnt to trust, and to put all our efforts into the things we can control - the rest will unfold as it was planned before us.
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03/09/2026

Moments of a dry winter on Sonop Farm.
life budding in the vines marks a new chapter.
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11/08/2026

Jancis Robinson - the woman who has shaped how the world understands w**e - tasted our Sonop Chenin Blanc and we feel honoured to share her feedback.
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She scored it 17.5/20 and called it “a really serious, layered w**e with a great future.”
Gabriël made this w**e from two blocks of bush vines that our family has grown since 1982. Our grandfather farmed this same hill, and our father still walks these rows daily
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We are a vigneron family. We grow grapes. We did not set out to impress the world - we set out to honour the land. And somehow, the land spoke loudly enough for Jancis Robinson to hear it.
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Swipe to read her favourite note about the Sonop Chenin Blanc.
We are still taking it in.
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Stellenbosch

Telephone

+27715733615

Website

https://duboisvineyards.com/

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