February 9, 2023 11:00 am
Our recent offer to followers of the wines of Reyneke in South Africa has delivered an obvious wine of the month.
This is 100% Sauvignon Blanc. The reserve is made from selected pockets of grapes within the vineyard which have their own character. It gets 24 hours on the skins and the new oak barriques. More stone fruit on the nose also a bit of hay and a subtle touch of vanilla. Lovely textured mouth feel, more peach and bit of toast, rich but balanced, great length.
Wild fermented in oak barrels with minimal intervention, this is not your identikit new world Sauvignons and much more interesting and complex for it . Hay, a touch of gooseberry, a whiff of custard, lovely balance and freshness white peach, pineapple, creamy and a touch of toast. Complex and long. I think these are fantastic value wines.
Posted by Kiran
Categories: wine of the month
Tags: sauvignon blanc, South Africa
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