While the variety has been in the country since the 1920s, production only took off around the mid-1990s because of its popularity in cabernet blends and as a single varietal wine.
Njengoba lenhlobo beyikhona lakulelive kusuka ngemnyaka wa1920, kukhicita kwacala emkhatsini wemnyaka wa 1990, ngenca yekudvuma kwayo eCabernet blends futsi njengewayini leyiyinhlobo yinye.