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Buitenverwachting Christine 2016
£149.50
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £24.92 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
QBK861034-16
Buitenverwachting Christine 2016
- Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
- Country South Africa
- Region Constantia
- ABV 14 %
- Producer Buitenverwachting
- Case size 6 / 75cl
- "This Bordeaux style blend consists of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc; The wine offers rich red fruit characters reminiscent of ripe cherry and black currant with dark chocolate and tobacco undertones." This is an exquisite Bordeaux blend with rich red fruit characters reminiscent of ripe raspberry, blackcurrant, dark chocolate, and tobacco undertones. The must fermented on skins for twenty-eight days and was aged in one hundred per cent new French oak barrels for twenty-four months.
- Won Bronze Award in Investec Trophy Wine show
Imbued with a sense of history, the Mueller family has retraced the roots of Buitenverwachting. The farm was lovingly restored to its former glory while extensive planting of the most selected of cultivars was initiated. The result was a maiden grape harvest of 100 tonnes - the first harvest the farm had seen in 30 years. A historic achievement that lived up to its name: Buitenverwachting - "Beyond Expectation
A Bordeaux blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with little bits of Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec, Christine spends 24 months in new French oak barrels and another 3.5 years in bottles before release. It boasts savoury and spicey characteristics.
| Price | £124.58 |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | It all began in Constantia, the narrow 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 its buildings and reputation as a source of exquisite South African wine. The Sauvignon is a reference point for that famous Europe-meets-New World style, and the reds, from Bordeaux varieties, also show a telling combination of purity and ripeness. |
| Keywords | Buitenverwachting, Christine, Cabernet, Sauvignon |
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