Uva Mira is a boutique winery situated on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountains (located in the Stellenbosch region of the Western Cape, South Africa). The farm is the highest of those on the Helderberg boasting 360-degree views of Table Mountain, Cape Point, Robben Island and both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Our vineyards are located in a cooler climate terroir between 420 and 620 meters above sea level.
Each vineyard has a different elevation, soil, meso - and - micro climate and exposure to the elements.
These factors make the fruit produced from each site - specific vineyard extraordinary and unique. It is this high altitude mountain vineyard diversity that gives their elegant and distinctive wines the ability to hold captivated, in every drop, their true sense of place.
Their meticulous viticulture incorporates the practices of correct canopy management, vertical shoot positioning and green harvesting. This attention to detail practices enhances the high quality of their crop along with regulate deficit irrigation to ensure concentrated flavours.
Their criterion for production is highly coloured, rich, concentrated fruit from naturally balanced low - yielding vineyards.
Their winery has been specifically designed to enable them to reflect and capture their unique terrior and site specific vineyard sites. Each vineyard block has numerous small individual tanks in order to separate the slightest variance as they reflect their elevated mountain vineyards sites.
This allows them to focus on achieving uncompromising quality of every tank and barrel. Small lot production of batch ferments of just one ton, specific to their winery, results in each lot receiving personalized care in order to maximize each wine’s potential.
