Sauvignon Blanc

This wine pairs ideally with oysters, crayfish and fish while its acidity can cut through creamy sauces & cleanse the palate of spicy food.

The grapes used to make this wine are from a single vineyard: our Sunlight block, situated at 300m above sea-level. This gravelly, wind-exposed block stresses the vine to produce ripe, concentrated flavours in the grape. The vines are not irrigated throughout the ripening season, forcing them to dig their roots deeper in search of water. The block consists of two clones: clone SB09 (gooseberry & passionfruit) & SB108 (greener flavours, steely minerality), that make up the respective fruit & backbone of the wine.

After fermentation, the wine undergoes lees contact for 9 weeks on the gross lees and another 6 months on the fine lees with regular stirring. The wine is left as separate components until final blending in October, when the fermentation esters have blown off and the components can be assessed on their long-term (thiol-based) flavor profile.

After gentle pressing and cold settling, the wine is either taken to barrel for natural fermentation or left in tank for sequential inoculation with a combination of different yeasts and then fermented cool until dryness.

Almenkerk Wine Estate is a small family-owned wine estate situated in the Elgin valley just east of Cape Town South Africa. The estate is owned by the Belgian/Dutch van Almenkerk family and run by Natalie and Joris van Almenkerk. Whilst Joris has fun making award-winning wines Natalie is in charge of sales and marketing PR and admin. Patriarch Joep helps out with sales frequent wine tastings and as a mentor on the business side. As well as that we have a dedicated group of family and friends that come over to help us out by opening the tasting room when we are not around or assisting with the harvest. We’d love to welcome you to our estate in the beautiful cool-climate Elgin Valley. Come for a tasting and enjoy the spectacular views across the valley and vineyards whilst we share our story and wines with you.