Wineowner’s Dinner With Lars Maack Of Buitenverwachting
£75.00
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Meaning ‘Beyond Expectation’, Buitenverwachting is one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms and is set on the slopes of the magnificent Constantiaberg, just 25 mins from the centre of Cape Town.
Rooted in deep, decomposed granite soils and cooled by the temperate sea breezes from the surrounding oceans, Buitenverwachting wines are an expression of this unique climate.
The slow ripening climatic conditions with cold nights and modest day time temperatures translate into fresh, crisp and full bodied wines. Specialising in Sauvignon Blanc, the Constantia climate allows winemaker Brad Paton in conjunction with Viticulturist Peter Reynolds to ripen out all the under ripe green flavours. Most of the sites develop a unique “yellow” fruit flavours, such as melons, passion fruit, yellow apple and gooseberries.
Only a few North Facing Vineyards with full sun exposure are suitable for Buitenverwachting’s Bordeaux red varietals. These wines are matured in French Barrique barrels for a period of two years and develop into complex, dense and fresh wines.
Originally forming part of the historic ‘Constantia Estate’ founded by Governor Simon van der Stel, Buitenverwachting flourished as a wine farm after 90,000 vines were planted in 1825. After changing hands several times, it was finally purchased by the Mueller family in 1980 who have since lovingly restored it to its former glory.
