Welcome to Bellpost Wines . . .

The name Bellpost is a combination of two farm names, Bellevue and Buitepos. 

Bellpost Cellar is situated between Vredendal and Lutzville on the West Coast. 2005 is the maiden vintage of the cellar.  The vineyards, cellar and wine business are run by the Thiart family. Father Lollies and brother Nico are responsible for the vineyards, brother Koos for the winemaking and rugby playing brother Danie started doing the marketing, when he was with the Blue Bulls.

The vineyards are planted on soils ranging from loam in the river bed to red Karoo on the outskirts. The different cultivars are planted on the sites best suited according to slope and soil types. All the vineyards are trellised to accommodate the canopies during the growing season.

Harvest time is from February till April. Grapes are harvested by hand in lug boxes and transported in it to the cellar.

The white grapes are whole bunch pressed. The Chardonnay ferments in a stainless steel tank. The Chardonnay and Viognier  for the white blend, C’est la Vie, is fermented in barrels and the Nouvelle for the  blend is tank fermented.  The fermentation temperature is kept between 15 and 17^oC. After  fermentation the white wines are protein- and coldstabilized prior to bottling.

The red grapes are de-stalked  into solid plastic bins that suite as open fermenters. During fermentation the cap is punched down every 3 hours till dry fermented. Extended skin contact is given before pressing. The wine matures for 12 months in 225 litre French- and Hungarian oak.

The range of wines consist of Chardonnay, C’est La Vie, Merlot, Ruby Cabernet and Shiraz.

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