Môreson Estate
presents
Opening the Cellar
Vineyards at sunset over Franschhoek
Franschhoek · Western Cape
A vintage release

The Môreson
Vintage Collection

Forty distinct vintages from a private cellar — released this season by the case, or in unrepeatable mixed selections.

Distinct vintages Earliest vintage Bottles in cellar FranschhoekWine of origin
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Cape Town · ZA
Released MMXXVI
Old vines under storm clouds
Prologue

A cellar begins.

In the autumn of 1996, Môreson bottled its first significant Cabernet Sauvignon. Three decades later, fifty-one bottles of that vintage remain in private storage — the oldest holdings of the collection.

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Chapter I · Museum Stock
Franschhoek valley before a storm
Act One

The Reds.

From the Magia Bordeaux blends through Mata Mata, Cabernet Franc and the Pinotage lineage — Môreson's red catalogue, spanning twenty-six vintages. Some have been waiting since the late nineties.

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Chapter II · The Reds
Vineyard with mountain emerging from mist
Act Two

The Chardonnays.

Eighteen of Môreson's thirty-five hectares are planted to Chardonnay — the cultivar that defines the farm. Mercator Premium and Dr Reason Why, twelve years deep in some cases.

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Chapter III · The Chardonnays
Vineyard rows in soft afternoon light
Act Three

The Sweetness.

Fudge — Môreson's petrified dessert wine, the first Chardonnay straw wine ever made in South Africa. Grapes are pinched on the vine, left to raisin, then pressed for a marmalade-thick syrup. Half-bottles only.

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Chapter IV · Dessert
Epilogue · The Collector's Mixed Case

Six bottles.
No two alike.

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Each case is hand-curated from across the cellar — older Cab Sauv, library Magia, late-vintage Pinotage and Chardonnay. No two mixed cases are identical.

Mixed Case · Six Bottles

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    Allocations are made
    by enquiry.

    Build your selection using the buttons on each wine. When ready, send through — Hanrick will reply with delivery and payment. Prices include VAT. Local delivery across the Cape; nationwide by courier on request.

    Cellared byThe Môreson Vintage Collection
    WinemakerClayton Reabow
    ContactHanrick · hanrick@moreson.co.za
    Wine of OriginFranschhoek & Stellenbosch
    ReleasedMMXXVI · Cape Town