Chenin Blanc

This Chenin Blanc is versatile and pairs well with a wide range of dishes, including fresh seafood like oysters, prawns, and grilled fish. It also complements light salads, goat cheese, and poultry dishes with citrus or herb-based sauces. Its bright acidity and fruit-forward profile make it an excellent match for Asian cuisine and vegetarian dishes.

The vineyards for Beaumont Chenin Blanc are situated on the slopes of the Houw Hoek Mountains in Bot River, benefiting from cooling ocean breezes that maintain the grapes’ acidity and freshness. The vines are rooted in decomposed granite soils, which impart a mineral character to the wine. Sustainable farming practices are followed, with minimal intervention, ensuring the grapes are hand-harvested at optimal ripeness to retain their natural flavors.

The Beaumont Chenin Blanc 2022 is aged on its lees for approximately 6 months, which adds to its complexity and texture. While designed to be enjoyed young, showcasing its fresh and vibrant fruit character, it can develop additional depth with short-term aging. The wine is best consumed within 2-3 years from the vintage but can age for up to 5 years under proper storage conditions.

After hand-harvesting, the grapes undergo gentle pressing to extract the purest juice. Fermentation takes place using natural yeasts, primarily in stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness and fruit purity, with a small portion fermented in older oak barrels to add complexity and texture. The wine is left on its lees for several months to enhance mouthfeel and flavor integration, contributing to its subtle richness.

Beaumont is a family owned and managed farm situated in the heart of the town of Bot River (Botter Rivier) in the Overberg. The farm home to the region’s oldest wine cellar was originally established in the 1700’s by the Dutch East India Company. In the 1940’s the wine business was initially started but wine production was discontinued in the late 1960’s Jayne and Raoul Beaumont bought the farm Compagnes Drift in 1974 and set about replanting the vineyards. However the legacy of creating wines in the farm cellar under the family name was only initiated years later. Since then the wines have born the crest of the Beaumont family. Originally found in the family signet ring the roaring lion represents honour and courage and serves as a symbolic message of balance – a quality synonymous with our wines. The crest pays homage to our roots and represents the connection between farmland and family. It finds expression in our brand and personifies a place of passion simplicity and charm. After generations of farming and partnering with nature the land now offers some of the finest vineyards in the area. Together with a non-conformist approach to winemaking these vines produce notably balanced classical and artisanal wines. The farm also grows pears almonds and olives surrounded by fynbos and abundant birdlife. The historic farm offers quintessential Overberg architecture with barns and homesteads authentically white washed with black tin-roofs. Two of the original buildings have been beautifully restored as quaint self-catering cottages and the farm is home to one of the oldest working watermills in the country. Overlooking the original cellar and homestead is a sloping wheat field which is harvested ceremoniously in the annual Field to Loaf festivities. The grains are then milled on the farm producing sought after stone-ground flour. Our story is one where family fervor and farming merge - where wine food and people are always at the centre of the narrative. This is our story and we invite you to be part of it.