Matured in small French oak barrels for 12 months. Situated in Stellenbosch, the heart of South Africa's wine industry, lies the family cellar of Stellenrust. Here time honoured traditions and select wines have led to the family motto: "Where excellence meets winemaking".

Hand selected grapes from a low producting old vineyard on a cool slope with no irrigation for natural concentration fermented in open tanks with plunging and pumping over. It matured 12 months in 100% American Oak barrels This wine is full bodied with a typical warm mouth feel, soft tannins, a long finish and spicy flavours. It is made and selected to mature for many years in the bottle. This style is to compliment venison, beef or all heavy cuisine and cheese.

Produced from intensely concentrated shiraz grapes, Pumphouse Shiraz exhibites a wonderful velvety depth.  Black cherry and mulberry otes give way to hints of aniseed and vanilla, which are derived from maturation in small French - and just a few American - barriques.

The Pumphouse, located high up on the Backwsberg property, is a humble concrete structure which plays an imperative role in day-to-day activities.  The building epitomises Backsberg's approach to winemaking, unassuming but extraordinary.