Winemaker: Thistle & Weed
Bottles: 4,500
Blend: Syrah 40%, Tannat 28%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, Petit Verdot 7%
Age of vines: 19 years
Yield (t/ha): 10
°Balling at harvest: 24
Alcohol (%/vol): 12.88%
Total acid (g/l): 5.1
Residual sugar (g/l): 2
pH: 3.68
Total SO2 (mg/l): 100
Note on the label: Our logo was inspired by the unique cross stitch embroidery samplers by Riza Coetzee that grace the walls of the Lowerland farmhouse. Die Verlore Bokooi’s cross-stitch sampler inspired label (by Fanakalo Studios) tells the story of the Prieska region in exquisite detail. The name “Prieska” comes from the Korana words beris+gab – place of the lost she-goat (In Afrikaans: plek van die verlore bokooi). Elements in the label include the fort built on a hill overlooking Prieska constructed from unpolished tiger’s eye mined in the area; the distinctive “Wonderdraai” turn in the Orange River and local fauna and flora – kudu, bat-eared foxes, blue goslings, doves, sociable weavers nests, aloes, quiver trees and dung beetles.