COVER STORY: TAKE A TRIP

tAke A drive toDornier

Along with its Well-knoWn nich VArietAl redS, the Stellenbosch estate has So Much More to offer visitors

dornier Wine estate is a family-owned winery situated at the foot of the Stellenbosch Mountain in the famous Golden triangle area. At dornier, the team’s focus lies in the creation of premium quality wines with 80% of wine production being devoted to red wine. The estate’s ancient decomposed granite soils that are found on cool, south-facing slopes allows for elegant wines of complex structures.

The Wine

Many of the noble grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Chenin Blanc are planted at Dornier—each of which portrays distinct characters given the varying soil types.

In addition to commonly found single-variety wines and blends, Dornier is well known for producing single varietal wines made from lesser-known, niche varieties such as Tempranillo, Tinta Barocca, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Semillon which make for a truly unique tasting experience at Dornier.

The cherry on top? Three of these niche varietal wines have ranked in South Africa’s Top 10 Niche Varietal Wines as voted by Wine Magazine South Africa.

The esTaTe

Whether you’re a local or visiting Cape Town for the summer, a trip to the beautiful Dornier estate is a must. The estate is home to several architecturally significant buildings—namely a Sir Herbert Baker designed Homestead built in the late 1800s, a pastoral barn (one of the oldest buildings in Stellenbosch), and the iconic Dornier Wine Cellar designed by the founder of Dornier— Mr. Christoph Modeste Dornier. For art-lovers, a limited selection of Mr. Dornier’s paintings are displayed within the wine cellar.

Dornier’s iconic cellar has a 500-ton production capacity and is complemented by a state-of-the-art wine tasting facility. Dornier’s modern wine tasting facility is situated adjacent to the wine cellar and boasts panoramic views of Stellenbosch Mountain. Guests can enjoy tutored wine tastings and cellar tours as provided for by competent and knowledgeable staff.

'dornier’s modern wine tasting facility is situated adjacent to the wine cellar and boasts panoramic views of Stellenbosch Mountain'

'For art-lovers, a limited selection of Mr. Dornier’s paintings are displayed within the wine cellar'

Wine tasting options at Dornier include all of Dornier’s wines that can also be enjoyed by the glass or by the bottle. A selection of delicious cheese and charcuterie platters are available to order as well.

The Club

Last but not least, Dornier’s Wine Club offers great value and benefit to all its members including the availability of special limited release wines which are produced for Dornier Wine Club Members exclusively. The latest release is Dornier Leda, a unique red blend that depicts the story of Leda and the Swan as is featured in Dornier’s logo. Of course, this wine demonstrates Dornier’s uniqueness in always doing things differently.

ReCenT wine AwARdS

Dornier Merlot 2018: Top 10 Prescient Report, NWC and Veritas Double Gold Medals

Dornier equaniMity Cabernet Sauvignon 2017:

Top 100 Wine, Double Platinum Medal

Dornier Petit verDot 2016:

Top 10 Prescient Minority Report

Dornier MalbeC 2017:

90 points Prescient Minority Report

Dornier’S DonatuS reD 2017:

Top 10 Prescient Report, Top 10 Cape Bordeaux Red Blend

Dornier Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2017:

Top 10 Cape Bourdeaux Red Blend Prescient Report

Dornier MoorDenaarSkloof tinta baroCCa 2019:

Top 10 Prescient Report

To find out more, visit www.dornier.co.za

Phone: +27 21 880 0557 Email: info@dornier.co.za Dornier Wines, Blaauwklippen Road, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa