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Buitenverwachting 2010 Chardonnay (Constantia)
- Editors' Choice
- $20
Rich, ripe and full aromas of baked apple and melon are laced with spicy accents of cinnamon, ginger and vanilla bean. Medium weight but well-balanced in the mouth; bright acidity and minerality tie everything together on the palate. A lime flavor lingers on the long close, followed finally by a touch of spice. Drink now–2015.
— L.B.
(5/1/2012)
Buitenverwachting 2007 Beyond Sauvignon Blanc (Coastal Region)
- Best Buy
- $12
A full, rounded nose of honeyed spice and citrus gives this wine a sexy vibe from the start, and on the palate, curvy floral notes mingle perfectly with minerals and lively acid. Clean but complex, it’s an intriguing white to pair with myriad dishes—think Thai or Indian.
— S.K.
(9/1/2008)
Buitenverwachting 2005 Beyond Sauvignon Blanc (Coastal Region)
- Best Buy
- $12
The nose is luxuriant and fragrant and the flavors crisp, clean and full of zing—a unique combination. Strains of lemon and lime give the wine tang but it has a weightier complexity and full body, too. The finish is lingering and refreshing. Pair with seafood.
— S.K.
(3/1/2007)
Buitenverwachting 2008 Sauvignon Blanc (Constantia)
- $15
This bright, vivacious white starts with fig, citrus, gooseberry and spice on the nose and offers flavors of fig, lemon and pepper spice on the palate. Clean but complex, it’s a wine that will pair with elegant seafood and poultry dishes.
— S.K.
(9/1/2009)
Buitenverwachting 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (Constantia)
- Best Buy
- $12
From a region renowned for its dessert wine comes this easy-to-love white. Despite a lightness to the medium body, this wine has plenty of guts, evident in the liquid gooseberry mouth mixed with lime and dusted with chalk. The flavor of the wine carries through to the long finish, while aromas of pure gooseberry dance in the glass. Drink now, and enjoy.
— M.D.
(9/1/2006)
Buitenverwachting 2009 Chardonnay (Constantia)
- $20
This is a rich and toasty Chard with notes of wood-grilled peaches, soft Cortland apple flesh and vanilla cream. The finish is long and the mouth round without being flabby or overdone.
— L.B.
(12/31/2010)
Buitenverwachting 2006 Sauvignon Blanc (Constantia)
- $15
Good, balanced tropical fruit flavors pair up with a lively, grassy zip in this fresh but complex Sauvignon Blanc. The wine offers typical South African acidity but mantains an elegant overall character. Pretty and versatile.
— S.K.
(3/1/2008)
Buitenverwachting 2008 Beyond Sauvignon Blanc (Coastal Region)
- Best Buy
- $12
This wine starts with a combination of white flowers, spice, tropical fruit and green notes, with dry, crisp flavors of citrus and mineral on the palate. A good wine for fans of more angular whites, the wine will pair well with spicy Asian cuisine, grilled spicy fish or chicken.
— S.K.
(6/1/2009)
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