Tesselaarsdal was founded in 2015 by long-standing Hamilton Russell Vineyards employee, Berene Sauls.  This wine is named after the historic Overberg farming hamlet of Tesselaarsdal, not far from the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge appellation, in which Berene was born - a descendant of the freed slaves who bequeathed the land by formaer East India Company settler, Johannes Tesselaar in 1810.  Extreme care is takento ensure this small-production, clasically styled Pinot noir and Chardonnay express the personality of the cool, maritime Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge from un-irrigated vines and its elevated, stony, clay and iron-rich soils.