Bayten Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2023 750 ML

One of South Africa’s premier wine farms, the beautiful Bayten estate is situated on east-facing slopes of the magnificent Constantiaberg mountain, just south of Cape Town and a few short miles from False Bay. This cool-climate coastal area is renowned for elegant white wines that possess an intense, minerality. Bayten was part of the original Constantia estate founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Dutch colony at the Cape.\n\nVan der Stel’s estate was eventually divided into smaller parcels and sold off. Bayten was established in 1769, when Arend Brink purchased the farm, built a manor house and began planting vines. The property changed hand many times over the years. In the 1800s, Hendrik Cloete fashioned the legendary Constantia dessert wines that captured the hearts and palates of kings, emperors, and poets and brought international acclaim to the region. The Bayten property flourished as a wine farm under the stewardship of Cloete’s brother, Ryk, but it eventually fell into a state of neglect and disrepair. In 1981, the Mueller family purchased the estate and began to replant the vineyards and restore this shining jewel to its former glory. Under the direction of current proprietor Lars Maack, a modern wine cellar was constructed, featuring state-of-the-art winemaking equipment and a temperature controlled barrel maturation area with a capacity of 3,000 barrels.