Summary
| Producer | Southern Right |
|---|---|
| Grape Variety | 100% Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Body | Medium |
| Style | Dry fruity whites |
| Bottle Size | 0.75 l |
| Wine Origin | |
| Origin | Walker Bay |
| Region | Western Cape |
| Country | South Africa |
Wine Makers Notes
| Winemaker | Kevin Grant |
|---|---|
| Winemakers Approach | Made reductively in order to maximize the fruit personality of the vintage, the 2010 shows more marked fruit aromatics than usual, while maintaining the typical Southern Right balance of Old World minerality and length with hints of New World palate coverage and body. 2010 is a wine that favours origin expressive individuality, minerality and palate complexity ahead of pure, pungent varietal aroma. A large percentage of fruit from clay-rich soil in 2010 has added an intense mid-palate structural component and addition overall complexity to this wine. |
| The Vintage | The average of the maximum temperatures for the season - December, January, February, March was almost exactly equal to our long term average of 25 Centigrade, making 2010 essentially the same as 2009 and cooler than 2005 and 2003. Higher than average rainfall through winter and up to veraison, followed by lower than average rainfall until the end of harvest, contributed to easy, extremely healthy ripening. 2010 was a short, logistically challenging harvest (due to simultaneous ripening) with low yields, wonderfully high natural acidity and dense, complex, concentrated fruit flavours. Like 2009, another excellent vintage. |
| The Vineyard | Table Mountain Sandstone derived soil 54% Clay-rich shale derived soil 46% |
| The Winemaking | On fine lees for 4 months, Fruit Origin Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 42% Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 12% Other Walker Bay 46% |
| Analysis | |
| Alcohol | 12.93% |
| Residual Sugar | 1.4 g/l |
| Acidity | 7.5 g/l |
| pH | 3.12 |
Wine Makers Notes
| Tasting Notes | |
|---|---|
| Bouquet | With an intense nose of peaches, apricots and mineral citrus fruit. |
| Palate | A tight, complex wine with a classic minerality and length, balancing the ripe fruit. A compelling blend of Old and New World styles lifted fruit aromas and mineraliness on the palate. |
| Serving and Storage | |
| Optimal Drinking Window from Vintage | Within 5 years |
| Food Pairings | Poultry and Fish |
