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Buitenverwachting Wine
This beautiful farm on the east-
facing slopes of the
magnificent Constantiaberg
and barely 12km from False
Bay, originally formed part of
the Constantia Estate, which
was founded by Simon van der
Stel, the first Governor of the
new Dutch colony at the tip of
Africa.
First sold as a 200 morgen
sub-division to Cornelis Brink
in 1773, Buitenverwachting
changed hands all too often.
And yet it flourished as a wine
farm, due mainly to the 90 000
vines planted in 1825 by Ryk
Arnoldus Cloete, brother of the
famous Hendrik Cloete of
Constantia.
From 1866, the fortunes of
Buitenverwachting were
inextricably linked to those of
the Louw and Lategan families.
One of the most colourful
characters was Oom Danie
Lategan, whose trademark was
the freshly picked camelia he
wore on his lapel every day. It
was his daughter, Olivia
Lategan, who was to forge the
link between the Lategans and
the Louws. Born at
Buitenverwachting, she
returned as mistress of the
farm when she married George
Louw.
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. An historic
achievement that lived up to its
name: Buitenverwachting -
"Beyond Expectation".
A small block of Hanepoot
table grapes which still bears
fruit despite its ripe old age of
nearly 100 years, has been
retained as a growing tribute to
the heritage of
Buitenverwachting. |
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