Cap Classique

Oysters, seafood, sushi, salmon, cheese, aperitif

The wine was on lees for 19 months (7 months more than minimum for Cap Classique) giving lovely texture and a fine bubble.

17% of the Chardonnay is from the 2022 vintage and was fermented in 600l 4th-fill Stockinger barrels from Austria. The remaining Chardonnay component from the 2023 vintage was fermented in cement tanks. The Pinot Noir was whole bunch pressed to ensure a gentle extraction. After settling, the free run juice was fermented in stainless steel.

Dainty Bess MCC is owned and run by Jane Ferreira-Eedes and concentrates on a single wine: Cap Classique Rosé. The project originally started in 2009 when Jane’s parents made a bubbly from a small Pinot Noir vineyard planted at their farm Klein Optenhorst in Wellington. The name Dainty Bess comes from one of Jane’s mother’s favourite rose varieties.