Old Vine Sauvignon Blanc

In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to neutral French Oak barrels, without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days and completed in 30 days.

Partnering with the Du Bois Family from the farm “Sonop” (Sun-up) on the cooler hillside slopes of Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 350 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid-February from a mature 33-year-old vineyard, one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in South Africa.

The wine spent 10 months on the gross lees before preparing ( with minimum intervention ) for bottling. The lees was stirred occasionally and no malolactic fermentation took place in barrel. The result is an honest wine and true to Old Vines Sauvignon Blanc – reflecting where it comes from.