Terroir Selection - Chenin Blanc, Springfontein, 2020
… according to her notes, the Scottish travel writer and painter Lady Anne Barnard must have passed the ground of Springfontein in May 1798 during a journey from today’s Hermanus to Stanford along the southern side of the lagoon and the course of the Kleinrivier. The farm, however, was not registered as such until 1 June 1816 when it was awarded to the then President of the Cape Holland Supreme Court, Sir Johannes Andries Truter, as the first owner. The farmhouse, which is now a restaurant, is probably around 200 years old. This is shown not least by the carefully exposed walls.
Springfontein was named after the jumping, bubbling (Afrikaans: “Spring”) well (Afrikaans: “Fontein”) which, located in the north-eastern part of the farm, promised sufficient water for agricultural use, while the soil seemed rather problematic. For decades, apart from small-scale livestock farming with sheep, goats and cattle, the cultivation of onions and potatoes was attempted but limited to the immediate vicinity of the buildings. In 1983, for more than a decade all farming activities came to a complete standstill.
… according to her notes, the Scottish travel writer and painter Lady Anne Barnard must have passed the ground of Springfontein in May 1798 during a journey from today’s Hermanus to Stanford along the southern side of the lagoon and the course of the Kleinrivier. The farm, however, was not registered as such until 1 June 1816 when it was awarded to the then President of the Cape Holland Supreme Court, Sir Johannes Andries Truter, as the first owner. The farmhouse, which is now a restaurant, is probably around 200 years old. This is shown not least by the carefully exposed walls.
Springfontein was named after the jumping, bubbling (Afrikaans: “Spring”) well (Afrikaans: “Fontein”) which, located in the north-eastern part of the farm, promised sufficient water for agricultural use, while the soil seemed rather problematic. For decades, apart from small-scale livestock farming with sheep, goats and cattle, the cultivation of onions and potatoes was attempted but limited to the immediate vicinity of the buildings. In 1983, for more than a decade all farming activities came to a complete standstill.
… according to her notes, the Scottish travel writer and painter Lady Anne Barnard must have passed the ground of Springfontein in May 1798 during a journey from today’s Hermanus to Stanford along the southern side of the lagoon and the course of the Kleinrivier. The farm, however, was not registered as such until 1 June 1816 when it was awarded to the then President of the Cape Holland Supreme Court, Sir Johannes Andries Truter, as the first owner. The farmhouse, which is now a restaurant, is probably around 200 years old. This is shown not least by the carefully exposed walls.
Springfontein was named after the jumping, bubbling (Afrikaans: “Spring”) well (Afrikaans: “Fontein”) which, located in the north-eastern part of the farm, promised sufficient water for agricultural use, while the soil seemed rather problematic. For decades, apart from small-scale livestock farming with sheep, goats and cattle, the cultivation of onions and potatoes was attempted but limited to the immediate vicinity of the buildings. In 1983, for more than a decade all farming activities came to a complete standstill.
additional information
Country: South AfricaRegion: SpringfonteinClass:
Grape varietal: Chenin BlancVintage: 2021LBV/ALC.%: 13Bottle size: 0,75LPackaging: Per bottle or box/6Allergens: SulfitEnvironmental: Bio & Vegan
