The Story of Harry goes something like this: Harry is a real guy on the vineyard crew, as much a part of the terroir as the soil itself. Without vineyard workers, there is no great wine. At the same time, the jobs winemakers provide keep these communities alive. Jurgen brings that team effort to life on the label, his take on the long drives through Swartland, moving from town to township to city to farm. Colorful homes and clothes mark the landscape and show how the community and land thrive together. The fruit all comes off of a single site northeast of the Paardeberg with the Chardonnay at the bottom of the vineyard at lower altitudes and the Chenin further up the slope facing due East. The Chenin was planted in 2002 and the Chardonnay in 1998 and both are bush vine plantings and have been dry-farmed since their inception. Jurgen would never consider making a varietal Chardonnay from the Swartland at the lower-lying altitudes, but the richness blended with the linear Chenin is a truly great harmony of varieties.

The fruit was hand-harvested in the cool mornings of early February. The Chardonnay and 60% of the Chenin was whole-bunch pressed to old barrels (Chardonnay in 250L and Chenin in 500+L) and fermentation occurred without any addition.  The balance of the Chenin was lightly crushed and fermented on skins in an open-top fiberglass fermenter.  After seven days it was gently pressed to old French oak for maturation.  After aging for 14 months, the barrels were racked to tank by variety and settled naturally.  Jurgen finalized the blend and the two lots were blended to tank to settle naturally.  Following three months it was bottled without fining, a coarse filtration, and small sulfur addition.