Capensis Chardonnay Branco

Description

Capensis Capensis wines are released once a year, in limited quantities. Capensis takes its name from the Latin word meaning "of the cape." Produced from some of the vineyards planted at the higher elevations of the Cape Town region, winemaker Graham Weerts crafts an expressive Chardonnay that reflects its terroir, honoring South Africa's ancestral greatness and highlighting the country as a producer of world-class Chardonnay. It is a story of 400 years of grape growing, leading to a contemporary renaissance of terroir-driven wines. Winemaking at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, dates back to 1600, when vineyards supplied wine to ships of the Dutch East India Company on their way to India. In the 1700s and early 1800s, South Africa was known for its dessert wines based on Constantia Muscat, which were coveted throughout Europe. With the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa's remarkable winemaking potential became known beyond its borders, and winegrowers began researching and selecting the best grape varieties. The commitment to Chardonnay stems from the belief that the truly great terroirs of the world are revealed through just a handful of noble grape varieties. The Western Cape region of South Africa can be considered both the oldest wine region of the New World and the newest of the Old World. Capensis skillfully combines these two aspects, the oldest and the newest, by embracing the unmatched quality that comes from old, gnarled vines planted in some of the world's oldest soils, while representing the energy of a new generation of winemakers determined to make world-class wines using cutting-edge techniques. Region: Western Cape, South Africa Vineyards: 50% Fijnbosch 14% Nooitgedacht 11% Kaaimansgat 5% E. Bruwer 5% Vleiplaas 5% Sonop 5% Navarre 5% Zetler Awards 95/100 Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com, June 2023 Allergen Information Contains sulphites. SKU: 110246

Vintage

2018

Food pairing

Fish, poultry, vegetables