Silene Chardonnay Branco

Description

Capensis Capensis wines are released once a year, in limited quantities. Capensis derives its name from the Latin word meaning "of the cape." Made from some of the vines planted at the highest altitudes in the Cape Town region, winemaker Graham Weerts crafts an expressive Chardonnay that reflects its terroir, honoring South Africa's ancestral greatness and showcasing the country as a producer of world-class Chardonnay. It is a story of 400 years of grape growing that has led 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 growers began researching and selecting the finest grape varieties. The commitment to Chardonnay stems from the belief that the truly great terroirs of the world are revealed through only a few 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, embodying the unmatched quality that comes from old, gnarled vines planted in some of the world's most ancient soils, and representing the energy of a new generation of winemakers determined to make world-class wines using cutting-edge techniques. Region: Stellenbosch, Western Cape Vineyards: 50% Nooitgedacht Vineyard 18% Zeter Vineyard 17% Fijnbosch Estate Vineyard 15% Sonop Vineyard Awards: 96/100, Decanter World Wine Awards, June 2023 94/100, Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com, June 2023 Allergen Information: Contains sulfites. SKU: 110248

Vintage

2020

Food pairing

Fish, poultry, vegetables