Buitenverwachting Chardonnay - Fantastic Chardonnay from the star of the Cape wine scene. Full bodied and rich with powerful citrus flavours. This barrel-fermented wine (for 11 months) has abundant fruit flavours. Enjoy with chicken, pork or soft cheeses.
It all began in Constantia, the narrow bit of peninsula where Governor Simon van der Stel planted 750 hectares of vines in 1685. The South African wine industry has had many changes of fortune in the three centuries since, but this historic estate remains, divided now between five wineries.
Buitenverwachting, meaning ‘beyond expectation', belongs to the Mueller family, who have lovingly restored both its buildings and its reputation as a source of particularly elegant South African wine.
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