The Big Flower range is crafted 100% from grapes grown at Protea Heights, Botanica’s organically farmed estate vineyard in Devon Valley, Stellenbosch, where the terroir is particularly well-suited to Bordeaux varietals. The floral labels pay tribute to their heritage as South Africa’s first commercial flower farm. The Protea Heights vineyards were established in 2009 and 2010, with high density plantings ranging from 5,600 – 10,100 vines per hectare. They are positioned primarily on cooler south to southeast facing slopes, at an altitude ranging from 200 to 250 meters above sea level. Cooling afternoon breezes from False Bay provide natural air conditioning for the vineyards during the warm summer months, cooling the temperatures by an average 10+ degrees.

This wine is made from organically farmed Cabernet Franc grapes; destemmed, crushed and fermented in open top fermentation tanks, with punch downs performed twice daily. The wine was gently pressed and racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation. It was aged for 11 months in 2nd, 3rd and 4th fill 300L French oak barrels.