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plant material into South Africa. After two years in quarantine, only two vines survived. From this, the farm cultivated a vineyard by grafting Nero d'Avola onto established
Cabernet Sauvignon rootstock. In 2014, the first bottling of Nero d'Avola was approved by the Wine and Spirits Board. The wine
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grapes since 1888, initially for own use on their wine estate. Lelienfontein Vine
Growers started when Petrus Bosman Senior sold his surplus vines for the first time in 1947. High-quality material was in short supply and it was his ambition to have a pedigree attached to each vine sold.
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Lelienfontein Estate produced wine until 1957, when the family turned their focus to their vine nursery. In 2007, the Bosmans returned to winemaking and released the first wines from the renovated 260-year-old cellar.
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