2012 label designs

Our labels change every year, because our wines change every year. The only thing that remains the same is the logo. Its pencil lines summarize everything that our cellar stands for: work in progress, experimenting with new locations, vineyards, soil types, varieties and ageing methods – in short: we are “doodling” new wines, and we are not really intent on arriving at a final and fixed concept in ink – well, not indelible ink anyway!

Sequillo White 2011 (released in 2012)

There is a small group of producers who embraces a “back to the roots” approach on the vinification of grapes - to a large extent this comes down to refraining from the use of machines that change the natural qualities of wine. This year the Sequillo White label shows an outdated wine filter (take note: not to be replaced by a modern one!) that has been removed from the cellar and has found its home in the rain and the elements and has only one proper use: being a haven for a couple of birds to nest their next generation.

Sequillo White 2010 (released in 2011)

Take note: it is a Dorper; not a Merino… and the gate is a proper farm gate, not one of those big larney affairs trying to say something. The Dorper was bred to survive and flourish under both arid and extremely cold conditions. The gate was made to keep sheep in when they need to be in and out when they need to be out; and when nothing needs to be either in or out, the gate is open. There is no drama with either the gate or the Dorper: what you see, is what you get.

Sequillo Red 2010 (released in 2012)

The illustration of the abandoned harvesting machine is in line with the “back to the roots” message of this year’s labels. It is obviously not really necessary to explain the advantages of picking by hand versus doing so with a machine; and then there are also the social-economic realities that machines bring with them and that have a strong impact on any society. We prefer the koggelmanders not to end up in our wine. The abandoned harvesting machine now serves as a great lookout post for a Jackal Buzzard!

Sequillo Red 2009 (released in 2011)

This beautiful old bushvine is near the turn-off to the office and the view is that of the Aprilskloof in the Paardeberg, near Malmesbury – one that is special to us. The Babilonstoren granite koppie is a landmark and is surrounded by vineyards and by a rich heritage left behind by farmers and viticulturists who had cared for this part of the world long before we arrived; and whose heritage we would like to take good care of.