Beau Joubert

History

Nestled within the Polkadraai Hills of the world renowned Stellenbosch wine region, BEAU JOUBERT’s viticultural history dates back to 1695 when the governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, allocated this remarkable land, titled as Veelverjaagt, to Coenraed Visser. A century later in 1795, this unique terroir would inspire a French family to continue the wine-making tradition in South Africa. This winery’s founder was a French Huguenot descendant, Dirk Daniel Joubert. He in turn divided the farm between his two sons; the one retained the Veelverjaagt name while the other named his portion La Provence, to honor the birthplace of his forefathers. A new era began with the turn of the millennium, when a group of families from Wisconsin, U.S.A. fell in love with the grandeur of the Cape on their first visit to South Africa.

BEAU JOUBERT has taken the name from the French word Beau, describing the beautiful surroundings, as well as the family name of the Joubert’s that brought the Old World wine-making tradition to these lands.

BEAU JOUBERT is graced by the original dwellings built in the 1700’s as well as, the splendid historic manor house built in the late 18th century that has served as the Joubert family residence until the new venture began.

Vineyards

Mother Nature was inspired when she took out her paintbrush to create the exquisite picture awaiting you at BEAU JOUBERT. You are welcomed with a grand entrance, shaded by century’s old Oak trees leading to the cellar and manor house. This 105 hectare (260 acres) farm lies nestled on the upper south-facing slopes in the Vlaeberg Valley within the Polkadraai Hills. It commands a splendid view of the Helderberg and Hottentots Holland Mountains to the east while overlooking False Bay to the south. Altitudes on the farm range from 130 to 300 meters (425 to 1,000 ft.) above sea level.

Great wines start in the vineyards, so we have carefully selected our vineyard planting around the property consisting of 55 hectares (135 acres) currently under vine. The diversity of these slopes are comprised of soil types ranging from alluvial clay/loam mixture in the lower-lying parts and mineral-rich decomposed granite in the upper reaches.

BEAU JOUBERT manages vines of noble variety including: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz.

Vineyards are irrigated from natural dams on the property fed from run-off rainwater and natural seepage from an artesian spring, situated on the hillside behind the cellar. Water from this spring has provided drinking water for the farm throughout its history, as well as complimented the winemaking process in more recent years. Thanks to the quality of soils and drainage, supplementary irrigation is necessary only during the warm summer months and post-harvest.

The region enjoys a mild, Mediterranean climate with a majority of its rainfall coming in the winter months while summers are dry with relatively low humidity. Strong south-east winds or the “Cape Doctor” as we commonly refer to it, from the cold Atlantic Ocean are prevalent during the summer and combine to create the ideal terroir for growing exceptional grapes!

Cellar

Nature blessed BEAU JOUBERT with magnificent terroir which we are able to harness then marry with the traditional winemaking techniques and sophisticated technologies to produce high quality wines through skill, dedication and passion. State of the art equipment: from the press, cooling plant and pumps assist winemaker, Christian Kuun in developing these world class wines

With the ability to press over 400 tons of grapes using storage vessels consisting of stainless steel, refurbished concrete tanks and French oak barrels ; the very best wines of each vintage are reserved for the BEAU JOUBERT label while the fruit-driven easy drinking wines are bottled under the OAK LANE label.

For more information go to www.beaujoubert.com