Lismore Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc 2017
The Lismore Cape South Coast Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc is a full bodied, elegant and beautifully balanced wine. The wine was made in an 'oxidative' style. The must was barrel-fermented in older 300 litre barrels to bring forward richness and additional complexity. The wine was given extended lees contact with occasional bâtonnage, to contribute further to the rounder mouth feel and creaminess of this elegantly textured wine. Matured for nine months, the bracing acidity that is customary in New World Sauvignon Blancs has been brought into balance with a carefully chosen pick date and the barrel fermentation, creating a full-bodied, balanced wine. Floral notes of passion flower, fynbos and granadilla, combine with guava, gooseberry and pear on the palate along with an underlying minerality, imparting its signature style. A true expression of this unique terroir and its equally unique winemaker.
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The Producer Lismore Estate Vineyards | Greyton
Samantha O'Keefe left her native California and an executive TV job with dreams of starting a family and enjoying a simpler life. She found her own sliver of paradise in the form...
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The Region South Africa | Cape South Coast
The Cape South Coast is South Africa's coolest wine growing region and encompasses wineries in several wine growing districts that include the Elgin Valley, Walker...
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Lismore The Age of Grace Viognier 2019
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Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2018
Kershaw Wines Clonal Syrah 2017
Wolf & Woman Swartland Pinotage 2018
Lismore Greyton Chardonnay 2018
Storm Ridge Chardonnay 2019
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2018
The Primary Grape Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is a major white grape variety that is planted widely in Bordeaux, the Loire Valley and the New World, particularly New Zealand. If planted in cool regions on poor soils it has the classic green herbaceous flavours often reminiscent of gooseberries, green peppers,...