Sandstone Sauvignon Blanc

Try lemon-herbed chicken, grilled fish with mango salsa, caprese salad (mozzarella, ripe heirloom tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh basil), mushroom and goat cheese tart or seafood pasta.

Tucking in the growing shoots between the wires is done frequently during the growing season. Also, suckering is done twice during the growing season, early November and January. This Sauvignon blanc vineyard has a huge canopy that ensures dappled sunlight in the bunch zones which ensures the preservation of all the grape-derived aroma precursors. Two clones 316 and 317 were used for this wine.

The wine was aged for nine months. The bracing acidity that is customary in New World Sauvignon Blancs and Elgin Valley, has been brought into balance with a carefully chosen pick date and the barrel fermentation, creating a full-bodied, balanced wine.

Naturally fermented in 500L French oak barrels with extended lees contact delivers a wine with complexity, finesse, and elegance. A Sauvignon blanc true to this unique cool-climate terroir. Made in an oxidative style and fermented in 500L French oak barrels to add richness and additional complexity. The wine was given extended less contact with occasional bâtonnage, to contribute further to the rounder mouthfeel and creaminess of this elegantly textured wine.

A True Sense of Place. Minimal Intervention. Maximum Care. In the heart of the Elgin Valley, nestled between vineyard rows, orchards of apples and pears with an amphitheatre of the Kogelberg and Hottentots Holland mountain ranges, lies the home of Elgin Vintners on the Elgin Orchards farm which dates back to 1890. We believe we have a deep connection and understanding of our vineyards and terroir. The flavours we love in our wines are in the grapes from the moment we harvest. Meticulous care is taken when looking after our vineyards which are capable of producing well-balanced grapes packed with flavour. This process takes a whole season and our role as a vintner is to capture this flavour in every glass!