Capensis
Due to its unique nature, this wine is limited to approximately 100 cases produced in any given harvest.
Capensis comes from the Latin word meaning “from the cape.” And it’s an expressive Chardonnay of the terroir that honors the ancestral greatness of South Africa – a world-class Chardonnay producer.
It’s a 400-year story of grape growing that leads to a contemporary renaissance of terroir-driven wines.
Wine production in the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, dates back to 1600, when the vineyards supplied wine to ships of the Dutch East India Company en route to India. In the 1700s and early 1800s, South Africa was known for its dessert wines based on Muscat of Constantia, which were coveted throughout Europe.
With the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa’s remarkable wine-growing potential became known outside the country, and viticulturists began researching and selecting the best grape varieties. The commitment to Chardonnay comes from the belief that the true great terroirs around the world are revealed by 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 – incorporating the incomparable quality that comes from ancient, gnarled vines planted in some of the world’s oldest soils, and representing the energy of a new generation of winemakers determined to make world-class wines with state-of-the-art techniques.
Region: Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Vineyard: Fijnbosch “Flowers” Block – Planted at 600 meters altitude, this block is home to the highest planted vines in the Stellenbosch District.
Awards
96/ 100 Jaime Goode, WineAnorak.com, July 2023
95/ 100 Tim Atkin
95/ 100 Cathy van Zyl, Platter’s South African Wine Guide, November 2020
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 110247
