Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc

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Meerendal Estate has a Mediterranean climate in general with warm, dry, summers, but the prevailing South Easter provides cooling winds and the proximity to the Atlantic coast provides cooling mists in the early evenings and mornings. Winters are cold and wet with an annual rainfall on the estate of 580mm.

Once settled the wine is prepared and inoculated for secondary fermentation in bottle and spends 7 months on lees before being disgorged.

Each parcel of grapes is hand harvested at 19’ Balling and brought into the cellar in 18kg crates. The grapes are whole bunch pressed at low pressures to ensure finesse in the final product. After pressing fermentation takes place in our Heritage Cellar concrete tanks, these tanks allow for the perfect temperature management of 13˚C and 15˚C.

The Vineyards of Meerendal covers an area of 50ha and consist of the noble varieties of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, including our Heritage Block of Pinotage, planted in 1955. Our Wine Cellar dates back to 1943 when 20 original concrete fermenters were built. It has been modernised over the years and now includes stainless steel tanks, French Oak barrels and a state-of-the-art lab for onsite analyses.