Capaia Winery was established
in 1997 by Ingrid Baroness and Alexander Baron von Essen near Cape Town.
They want to produce one of the best wines of South Africa.
Last News
Highest rating for Capaia Sauvignon Blanc Blue Grove Hill 2008 in US magazine Wine Spectator
US magazine Wine Spectator rated Capaia Sauvignon Blanc Blue Grove Hill 2008 in February 2009: 90 points; "High-toned style, with lots of thyme, white asparagus, chive flower and fleur de sel notes that are pushed by a core of lime. Solid length. Bordelais Stephan von Neipperg is helping to make the wines here."
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We have just received the latest 2009 edition of the John Platter and we are pleased to let you know the rating.
Capaia 2007: 4.5
Dark, handsome and suave. Sappy, earthy minerality of 07 shrouds elegant black fruits in youth pre-bottling. Like cab-dominated 06 a caged panther needing time to tame.
Blue Grove Hill Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon 2007: 3.5
More serious mode; 07 brimming with choc, berry and cassis attraction, light, but not lean.
Blue Grove Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2008: 3.5
Bang for your buck; a busty counterfoil to more usual wasp-wasted styling. 08 full, tropical, but still fresh.
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US magazine Wine Spectator rated Capaia 2006 in April 2008 Issue: 92 points; "Dark and alluring, with hints of toast and mocha giving way to lushly textured fig, currant and molten chocolate notes. Stays racy on the finish though, with notes of aged tobacco and freshly ground espresso beans. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc"
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Also Capaia Blue Grove Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2007 was rated in the April 2008 Issue of
Wine Spectator: 90 points; "Fresh and mouthwatering,
with bracing notes of bitter arugla, lemon verbena, thyme and fleur de sel. Long and pure finish
has a nice crackling feel."
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Highest rating for Capaia Wines. The US magazine
Wine Spectator reviewed various
South African Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines in its January 2007 issue.
CAPAIA 2005 was rated with 91 points and is one of the test winners. CAPAIA
Blue Grove Hill 2005 was also rated and reached 89 points which is sensational
because of its cost-benefit ratio.
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Gold for Capaia 2005 and for Blue Grove Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2006, Silver
for Blue Grove Hill 2005 at the
Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2006.
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Capaia 2004 gets 4.5 points from the South African
Wine
Guide John Platter in 2006.
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Capaia 2003 gets 5 stars – the highest possible rating – in the June 2005
issue of the South African
WINE magazine: "...Ripe
and smooth, gentle yet gutsy. Gorgeous."
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April
2005: Stephan Comte de Neipperg ("Winemaker of the year 2003", German "Wein
Gourmet" Magazine) will be Capaias future Consultant Winemaker.
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Capaia
mourns the loss of Tibor Gál. Our friend and partner was taken by a tragic
car accident on February 11 2005.
Ingrid Baroness and Alexander Baron von Essen
Nanette and Mattie Bothma
Mark van Buuren
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"A baroque wine with a great future" writes the Austrian wine magazine
Falstaff
in its review about Capaia 2003 in November/December issue.
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Capaia 2003 gets 4.5 points from the South African
Wine
Guide John Platter. This is the highest possible rating for a wine that
is new to the market.
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German gourmet magazine
Der Feinschmecker recommends Capaia 2003 in its November 2004 issue.
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Blue Grove Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2004 reaches 90 points in a review about
the best Sauvignon Blanc 2003/2004 in the German wine magazine
"Alles
über Wein", issue 03/04.
