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Cap Classique

Cap Classique wine estate
Editorial

Cap Classique

South Africa has been making world class sparkling wine for longer than most people realise, and the Cape's finest expressions carry a character so distinctly their own that they reward discovery entirely on their own terms.

About this sectionThis is The Champagne Companion's dedicated guide to South Africa's Cap Classique category — a companion to the main Champagne content, built on the same editorial standards. Cap Classique cannot legally be called Champagne. The process is identical. The origin is not.
28 producers
Estate
Est. 1968

Simonsig

Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch

Simonsig holds a unique place in South African wine history. Frans Malan produced the very first Cap Classique

3 key cuvées · ~300,000 bottles
Estate
Est. 1983

Villiera

Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch

Villiera is one of South Africa's most respected family owned estates and a long standing champion of Cap Clas

3 key cuvées · ~500,000 bottles
Estate
Est. 1695

Kleine Zalze

Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch

A consistent Amorim Cap Classique Challenge award winner, particularly recognised for its Brut Rosé. Double Go

2 key cuvées · ~50,000 bottles
Estate
Est. 2000

Tokara Estate

Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch

A prestige Simonsberg estate known for structured, restrained wines across its full portfolio. The Tokara Blan

2 key cuvées · ~30,000 bottles
Boutique Estate
Est. 1997

Quoin Rock

Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch

Boutique Stellenbosch estate earning Double Gold recognition at the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge for its Bla

1 key cuvées · ~20,000 bottles
Estate
Est. 1993

Ken Forrester

Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch

Best known internationally for benchmark Chenin Blanc, Ken Forrester also produces a respected MCC as part of

1 key cuvées · ~15,000 bottles
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