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TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Sauvignon Blanc

ABV:  13.0%

Vineyard:  This wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc grapes from their Elgin vineyard (Highlands Vineyard) and their Stellenbosch vineyards.
The vineyards crop between 6 and 10 t/ha and the grapes are harvested at various degrees of ripeness from 21 to 23 degrees balling, depending on acid, pH, flavour intensity and profile. All grapes are hand harvested.

Cellar: The grapes are de-stemmed, crushed and pumped via a mash cooler directly into an inert press. Free-run and press juices are separated and settled overnight before being racked off the heavy lees and inoculated for fermentation with selected wine yeasts. Fermentation is controlled at 18 degrees Celsius in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation the wine is blended, stabilized and bottled by June.

CSPC:  124080

Winemakers Note: The wine has a light straw colour with a brilliant pale green edge that catches the light. There is an appealing mix of fresh lemon blossom, ripe passion fruit and Cape gooseberry on the nose. The wine enters the palate with concentrated flavours, consistent with the aromatics. The finish is refreshing and crisp with a slight oyster shell salinity derived from the grapes provenance on cool, maritime influenced sites. Food pairing: This wine is best enjoyed cold on a hot summer’s day. Either on its own or served with grilled chicken, fish, prawns or fresh oysters.

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  South Africa

Region:  Elgin & Stellenbosch, South Africa

Appellation:  Western Cape WO

Climate:  Moderate Mediterranean

Altitude:  150-215m

Soils:  Deep, red volcanic soil

Varietal/Blend:  100% Sauvignon Blanc

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing:  Aged in old oak puncheons.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  124080