Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap White is a wine that is blended with different grape varieties, including Chenin Blanc, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc. This wine features a pale yellow color and a floral and fruity aroma. On the palate, it has a well-balanced acidity that gives it a refreshing taste coupled with peach and apricot flavors, complemented by hints of vanilla. It also displays a smooth and clean finish with a pleasant aftertaste. This wine is best enjoyed chilled and is perfect for pairing with a variety of dishes, including seafood, salads and light pasta dishes. Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap White is a perfect wine to bring along to a summer picnic or pool party due to its refreshing and light character.

Tasting Notes

A bold nose entices with its abundance of nectarine, peach melba and stewed apple aromas with delicate whiffs of lemon meringue. The white peach character of the nose follows through onto the midpalate with flavours of lemon verbena, quince and chives. The palate is soft, smooth and medium bodied yet with vibrant, integrated acidity. The wine has a slight spicy finish with hints of nettles, flint and preserved lemons.

About the Winery

Founded in 1776, Boekenhoutskloof remains located in the extreme and furthest corner or edge of the breath-taking Franschhoek Valley in South Africa. The winery’s name refers to the ravine of a Cape Beech tree indigenous to the area, known as Boekenhout. The tree has always been a prized material making high-quality furniture.

The venture of Boekenhoutskloof began in 1993 when the homestead and farm got purchased and restored by Marc Kent. He started a planting program to create a new and unique vineyard with modern technologies and superior grapevines. Today, Marc serves as the winery’s owner, with Boekenhoutskloof being one of the oldest in Franschhoek Valley. His vineyards now are entirely planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Viognier, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Semillion. It has also seen phenomenal development to become one of the best wine estates in South Africa since 1996.

Boekenhoutskloof works with and brands its wines with the figurehead of a svelte lady. She serves as an adaptation and personification of a silver hallmark of the early time, representing the Cape of Good Hope. She gets shown carrying the dove of hope and peace. The elegant and slender lady signifies intrinsic quality, a feature and element that Boekenhoutskloof prizes and values above everything else.

Boekenhoutskloof handles its vineyards with the interest and intention of conserving the unique biodiversity of the land. They remove any alien plants and weeds and implement solely sustainable and organic methods and practices of viticulture.

Boekenhoutskloof, along with Haut Espoir, serves as one of the founding associates of the Franschhoek Mountain Conservancy. The initiative aims to improve and enhance the conservation of the land in and surrounding the valley. It also works and operates to promote and facilitate cooperation between the neighbouring organisations and agencies of the area and perfect their fire management plans.

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