Waterford Estate

Elgin Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc from Elgin, South Africa

R150

Bottle size:

750 ml

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A very focused style of Sauvignon blanc showing fresh granadilla, granny smith apple and white pear, with underlying chalk and slate notes confirming the Elgin origin of the grapes. The palate is finely textured with crisp fruit, fresh natural acidity, and a deceptively long finish of flavours. A wine showing the true expression of Elgin terroir on Sauvignon blanc.

Granadilla

Granny Smith Apple

White Pear

Chalk

Sourced from a single producer in Elgin, 6 different blocks of Sauvignon blanc are used to create a various number of batches of wine to select from for the blend. A winter with rainfall recordings that were only slightly higher than the long-term average. The flowering a berry set season posed some challenges, regarding diseases, due to the higher humidity and odd rain showers - this led to a slight unevenness in the bunches. The ripening period experienced very cool nights and lovely warm days, three periods of heat waves, but all were under the two day threshold, which left a very minimal effect on the bunches. The bunches remained healthy and the cool nights made for a rather late season. These earlier ripening varietals are showing well with good concentration and flavour.

Waterford Estate

Waterford Estate is situated in the Blaauwklippen Valley on the rolling slopes of the Helderberg Mountain in the well-known Stellenbosch region. Waterford Estate prides themselves in making Fine Wine from carefully selected grapes. Winemaker, Mark Le Roux and viticulturist, David van Schalkwyk both believe a Fine Wine displays the character of its cultivar and a true sense of place. A Fine Wine should reflect the length on the palate, has a complexity of flavours, internal harmony between aromatics and the palate, and balance between its essential components.