Dominio de Punctum Sauvignon Blanc 2020 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Sauvignon Blanc joins our list this year! It has a subtle, gentle aromas of pear and stone fruit with hints of newly-cut grass, which lead seamlessly into pear fruit, with a touch of nectarine, litchi and light citrus. A Sauvignon Blanc which has the characteristics of a Loire Sauvignon Blanc, with refreshing acidity and mineral hints. It has a long, smooth finish. This is a surprisingly subtle, dry, refined Sauvignon Blanc … Read More
Iona Sophie te’Blanche Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Sophie te’Blanche Sauvignon Blanc is a fresh, dry white wine with subtle tropical fruits, gooseberry and lime aromas. It has refreshing, smooth flavours of green apples and a nice texture with a hint of minerality, from its three months on its lees. Sophie te’Blanche is the nickname given by the local workers, who can’t pronounce Sauvignon Blanc; the grapes are grown by growers in Elgin and the Cape South Coast, so hence Sophie te’Blanche … Read More
Wairau River Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Wairau River Reserve Sauvignon is a classy, full, yet restrained New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in the Sancerre style, which comes from Phil and Chris Rose beautiful vineyards in Rapaura, Marlborough. What makes this Sauvignon Blanc stand out is its complexity, with nettles and blackcurrant leaf aromas, coupled with a flintiness and light tropical fruit flavours. It is a smooth Sauvignon Blanc with beautiful balance and excellent length and at 12.5% abv it is great … Read More
Strandveld First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc 2020
This aptly named Strandveld First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Southern most winery in South Africa. The vineyards are just 9 kilometres from the sea, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean off Cape Agulhas. The wonderfully fresh and elegant herbaceous aromas of tropical fruit and citrus get your attention. Strandveld First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc has a beautiful balance of crisp, fresh minerally Sauvignon Blanc flavours. At the same time it is … Read More
Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Iona Sauvignon Blanc has an aromatic nose with fine mineral notes with gooseberry and grapefruit aromas. The palate is so well balanced and elegant, with classic Sauvignon Blanc flavours of grapefruit and light gooseberry fruit mingled with tropical fruit and a long, smooth finish. It is a beautifully pure, textured Sauvignon and the tiny addition of barrel-fermented Semillon just gives a smoothness, and added complexity, whilst retaining the wine’s fresh, enigmatic appeal. Andrew and … Read More
Zephyr Sauvignon Blanc 2020 (Organic)
Zephyr Sauvignon Blanc is an enigmatic and restrained kiwi Sauvignon Blanc very much in the Pouilly Fumé style from the outstanding Marlborough 2020 vintage. It has light floral and complex aromas of crisp apples, white peach, gentle gooseberry and almost saline minerality. The aromas are still developing, but when you taste this wine you experience a real ‘wake-up” with its full and layered flavours of crisp Galia melon, white peach and herbal hints. It … Read More
Wondrous Whites Case Offer
Spain is now producing some amazing white wines and so is South Africa! This case is a great introduction to some quality wines from Rioja and central Spain together with three whites from South Africa – an award winning Sauvignon Blanc from cool climate Elgin, a fresh Chenin Blanc from Walker Bay and a terrific blend of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc from the Western Capel This case comes complete with Tasting Notes. … Read More
Cape Classics Case Offer – World class wines from South Africa
“The best Cape wines are world class and represent outstanding value for money” Tim Atkin MW Cape Classics Case Offer – excellent quality and variety The quote from Tim Atkin MW Special Report on South Africa 2019 underlines what this Cape Classics Case Offer is all about. Cape Classics Case Offer shows the excellent quality and variety that can be found in South Africa. “Ever creative, ever evolving, the (South African) wine industry continues … Read More