Winemaking & Terrior
We tirelessly tend to these vines that daringly grow on incredibly steep NE- facing slopes stretching up to 360m above sea level, where they are absolutely battered by the famous Cape winds. The 2025 vintage marks the first year that our interplanted Échalas Sémillon truly asserted itself in the vineyard and in the final wine. Harvest took place over three pickings between 24 February and 5 March, each contributing a distinct layer of character and texture. The first picking was brought in from our famous little rocky terrain planted to clone SB10. Grapes were cold-soaked on the skins for three days before allowing temperatures to rise, prompting a spontaneous fermentation. After a further seven days on skins, the wine was transferred to two new 225L barriques-one French and one Austrian-making up 14% of the blend. The second picking, eight days later, comprised Sémillon GD1 and SB clones 10 and 11, all showing remarkable balance and concentration. After a three-hour skin soak, the juice was pressed to a mix of vessels: A porcelain pot (29%), five seasoned Chardonnay barrels (36%), and four Austrian oak barrels-two new and two old (21%). All components were matured on gross lees for eight months before bottling.
Tasting Notes:
PIERRE continues to be the clearest expression of our proximity to the cold Atlantic Ocean-a wine defined by salinity, tension, and fine structure. The inclusion of Sémillon lends quiet weight and a supple mid-palate to the nervy acidity of highaltitude Sauvignon Blanc, deepening the texture and softening its edge. An exotic bouquet of buchu, lime zest, and lemongrass unfolds gradually, giving way to delicate hints of white peach and lychee with aeration. It is a wine of contrast — crystalline and textural, oceanic and floral - a vivid reflection of site and season.
About Beau & OAD
In 2019, the Scotts and us founders of OAD went on a trip to South Africa and was absolutely blown away by the experience we had at Beau Constantia. A borderline 10 out of 10 dining experience at the vineyard just outside Cape Town. More importantly, they also had a retail outlet of their pretty sublime wine. Not only great tasting notes, but also unreal value, which has since been an undefeated champ in our wine fridge over the past years. As we needed to restock our supplies, we learned that the great people over at Beau had yet to have a distributor in Hong Kong, so we entered a partnership based on our shared affinity of great wines and good times.
