White Reserve

Enjoy with roast chicken and a caprese salad.

An uncharacteristically cold and wet start to the growing season, which ensured good dormancy in the vines, while earlier-than-expected warmth in January brought the ripening period forward. Overall, a promising vintage. Grapes were handpicked in the cool early hours of the African morning from four premium wine regions: Darling, Durbanville, Stellenbosch, and Elgin.

Maturation took place in 330-litre French oak barrels for five months; afterwards, the wine was blended and returned to the barrel for a further five months.

Extensive bunch sorting formed part of the quality control process. The Semillon was whole bunch pressed, while the Sauvignon Blanc was destemmed and crushed, and both were barrel fermented at 17˚C for 20 days.

Delaire Graff is a Stellenbosch wine estate on the Helshoogte Pass, where mountain slopes and cooling maritime influence shape the vineyards. Known for Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, red blends, rosé and MCC, the estate produces polished South African wines with fruit intensity, freshness and structure.