White Wine

Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Order Now	Product	SAUVIGNON BLANC	Vintage	2019
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	14 February 2019	09 July 2019	15 August 2019	2,500
	Wine Maker	Rocco de Villiers, Cape Crush, Helderberg
	Vinification	Grapes are harvested first thing in the morning and delivered to the cellar where the grapes are destemmed and cooled down to 15°. Five to six hour skin contact before pressing and worked on reductively. Anchor Alchemy II yeast was used and cold fermentation employed. Bentonite used for protein stability and wine kept at low temperatures over a long period for cold stabilization. Wine on lees until filtration (four to five months).
	Style & storage	Fruit driven with dominant tropical flavours. Wine can be stored up to four or five years.
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	14.32 %	1.7 g/l	6.8 g/l	3.21
	General Comments	A fresh crisp wine with subtle tropical fruit aromas on the nose, citrus and melon coming to the fore. A refreshing wine with a soft mouth feel and a silky texture which is well balanced and showing complexity and a long clean finish. The wine will keep for a couple of years.

Order Now	Product	Wooded Sauvignon Blanc	Vintage	2017
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	6 February 2017	20 January 2018	15 October 2018	760
	Wine Maker	Gerda Willers, Four Paws, Franschhoek
	Vinification	Five to six hour skin contact before pressing and worked on reductively. Barrel fermentation and batonage carried out daily for a month after fermentation. Bentonite used for protein stability and wine kept at low temperatures over a long period for cold stabilization. Thereafter wine was left on lees prior to bottling (12 months).
	Style & storage	Fruit driven with influence of oak contact in a ‘Revolution’ oak barrel for 12 months.This wine can easily be stored up to four or six years.
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	14.10 %	3.9 g/l	6.7 g/l	3.45
	General Comments	An interesting wooded sauvignon with floral notes on the nose, particularly elderberry, as well as hints of honey and spice. The palate picks up refreshing citrus and nutty flavours. A well balanced, yet complex wine with a soft buttery mouth feel