Intellego ‘The Sleeping Co-Pilot’ 2023

“Our philosophy remains minimal intervention during the winemaking process and the wines are a celebration of the hard work done in the vineyard. For us it is intuitive winegrowing, an evolution through experimentation on small pockets of land selected in the Swartland Appellation.”
― Jurgen Gouws

Intellego Wines owner and winemaker, Jurgen Gouws, is originally from the Eastern Cape but now calls the Swartland home. He has worked with some of that area’s most celebrated names (Eben Sadie, Tom Lubbe, Craig Hawkins). Jurgen’s cartoonishly idiosyncratic labels are one of his hallmarks.

Jurgen favours a natural approach – think organic farming and minimal intervention (no yeast, acid, enzymes or fining; limited sulphur and filtration) in the cellar. He currently makes the wines at Annex Kloof on the Paardeberg.
Vineyard: Kasteelsig(between Malmesbury and Riebeek West)
Grapes: Viognier
Soil: Quartz (Glenrosa)
Age: Planted in 2004
Farming: dry farm trellis
Exposition: Northeast facing slope
Vinification: whole bunch fermented on the skins for 14 days. Aged in old 500L French Oak barrels for 10 months.
Alc: 10%