R189 per bottle
Tasting Note: A new world style of Sauvignon Blanc. The wine has intense aromas of gooseberries, tropical fruit and sweet-grapefruit with a core of minerality. The excellent natural acidity creates balance to the concentrated, rich mouth-filling texture.
Pairs well with full flavoured seafood dishes and creamy soup or blackened, spicy pan-fried fish.
Night harvested at 23B and crushed and de-stemmed – reductively Skin contact for 3 hours, pressed and settled for 48 hours. The fermentation of this wine was postponed for 5 months before inoculated with CKS. Two weeks alcoholic fermentation temperature controlled at 14-16oC and was bottled soon thereafter.
Post fermentation lees contact of 4 months, stirred up once a week to enhance mouthfeel and concentration. The wine is bottled unfiltered and sediment may occur.
Awards:
2021 vintage: John Platter Guide '22 - 4.5 stars
2021 vintage: Michaelangelo International Wine & Spirits awards '21 - GOLD
2020 vintage: Winner (Top 10) – FNB Sauvignon Top 10 '20
2020 vintage: Sauvignon Blanc Trophy - South African Young Wine Show '20
2020 vintage: Sauvignon Blanc Trophy - Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards '20
2020 vintage: 90 Points - Tim Atkin Report '20
2018 vintage: Gold – Concours Mondial du Sauvignon '19
2018 vintage: Winner (Top 10) – FNB Sauvignon Top 10 '18
2018 vintage: Winner Gold – Veritas ‘18
2017 vintage: Winner (Top 10) – FNB Sauvignon Top 10 '17
2017 vintage: Sauvignon Blanc Trophy - South African Young Wine Show ‘17
2017 vintage: Double Gold – Veritas ‘17