Description
The Rustenberg Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc is a wine made from Sauvignon Blanc grapes grown at high altitudes in the Stellenbosch region. The wine is aged on its lees, which gives it a more complex flavor and a longer lasting palate. The wine is also light and crisp with tropical fruit flavors and a long lasting finish.
100% Sauvignon Blanc produced at some of the highest vineyards in Stellenbosch. The intrinsic Sauvignon Blanc characteristics of tropical fruits, melon and gooseberry, with underlying tones of pineapple and passion fruit sustained on a fresh, crisp and well-balanced palate with prodigious length.
The 2023 vintage marked another vintage influenced by the La Ni*a weather phenomenon. The Autumn of 2022 wasdry with below average and variable rainfall throughout the Winter. Spring too was dry, but cool, however, a massivecold front in December brought much needed rain, but increased disease pressure. This lead up to harvest set thescene for a challenging vintage and lower crop sizes. The early heatwaves experienced in January, as opposed tousually occurring in February, brought the white cultivars into line with their average picking dates and all of thewhite grapes were picked before the unseasonal rains experienced in late February and March. The cooler growingseason and lower crops resulted in good acidity and concentration to the wines, while the warm lead up to harvesthas given white wines from this vintage a burst of ripe fruit. All things considered, it was another good white winevintage despite the challenging growing season.
Ageing potential: 1 to 3 years from vintage
Bottle size: 750ml
Alc: 13,45%
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