Named after Hope Marguerite Beaumont, a woman with character, elegance and a love for wine. We have produced this Chenin to
reflect the pure character of the grape and the individual philosophy of Beaumont Family wines. Our first vintage of the Hope
Marguerite was produced in 1996 and at that time there were only two other Chenin Blancs in South Africa produced in this style.
Only fruit selected from our two oldest Chenin Blanc vineyards, planted in ‘74 and ‘78, are used for this wine. Both these vineyards
are registered as single vineyards and the wine is certified as a Heritage Vineyard wine. This is part of the Old Vine Project that aims
to preserve heritage vineyards in the Cape.

The 2025 vintage was beautifully healthy. Wet cold winter with heavy rain in July and August allowed the vines to get through the very dry summer season. Clean healthy fruit came into the cellar.

A careful selection of the most characterful fruit from our oldest vineyards at Beaumont, left to ferment naturally with minimum intervention, matured in mostly old 400L French oak. Matches brilliantly with seafood especially scallops and any beautifully spicy Asian dishes.

– Tim Atkin: 96 points
– Standard Bank Chenin Challenge awarded it a place in its Top 10 Chenin Blancs in South Africa

ANALYSIS: ALC 13.19% | TA 6.5 g/l | RS 3.1 g/l | pH 3.19