The Places · South Africa
Elgin
Made By profiles 6 places in Elgin, spanning winery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
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Oak Valley Estate
Elgin, South Africa
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Paul Cluver Wines
Elgin, South Africa
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Iona Vineyard
Elgin, South Africa
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Shannon Vineyards
Elgin, South Africa
Shannon Vineyards gives Elgin’s cool-climate argument a clear shape: river boundary, mountain air, morning mist, and a compact 10 hectares under vine. The estate’s identity is built around site expression rather than volume, with Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Semillon, and Merlot in the frame and Gordon Newton Johnson and Nadia Newton Johnson attached to the winemaking.
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Julien Schaal
Elgin, South Africa
Julien Schaal brings an Alsace-trained lens to Elgin and the Cape South Coast, with Chardonnay and Syrah shaped around cool-climate tension rather than ripeness or heavy oak. The South African wines date from 2005 and include Mountain Vineyards Chardonnay, a Platter’s 5 Star-recognised bottling, alongside the more structured Evidence Chardonnay.
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Damascene
Elgin, South Africa
Damascene is a small, appointment-only Elgin winery built around a modern cellar and a broader Western Cape sourcing map. Its interest lies less in estate romance than in terroir precision: Sémillon from old Franschhoek bush vines, Cabernet and Syrah from granitic and shale sites, and a portfolio shaped by winemaker Jean Smit’s cross-regional view of South African wine.
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