Benguela Cove 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Lighthouse Collection, Walker Bay, SA
Item Number: 59 70 456 20
Benguela Cove 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Lighthouse Collection, Walker Bay, SA
Estate Sauvignon Blanc from the coast of South Africa
Quick Taste
- All Estate grown fruit
- Low yields
- Ocean facing vineyards
- On Sale!
About Benguela Cove 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Lighthouse Collection, Walker Bay, SA
Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate is a low yield farm, focused on producing premium estate wines in the Walker Bay wine region of South Africa. The estate boasts the longest stretch of ocean facing vineyards (1.6 mi.), grown at the lowest altitude (9 ft. above sea level). The vineyard position is unique, at the edge of the southern coast of South Africa. Here the south-easterly sea breeze is chilled by the Benguela Current flowing up from Antarctica, which plays a key part in the superb quality of these wines.
Benguela Cove has erected its own lighthouse, an ode to this marginal climate close to the ocean. Stormy winds, once a threat to ships end route to the Cape, now cool the vines anchored in the terroir. Dedicated to the craft of allowing each wine to tell its own story, only estate-grown grapes are used to encapsulate this quintessential cool climate.
Grapes for this Lighthouse Collection Sauvignon Blanc were harvested in the cool of the morning from ocean-facing northern and southern slopes, resulted in fruit-driven and fresh wines. Efficient skin contact followed until the desired acid level was reached. The juice was settled for 48 hours and then carefully racked into the fermentation tank. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and 2000L wooden vats using winemaking techniques to enhance flavors, this wine spent 80 days on the lees, stirred up once a week to enhance mouth feel.
A nose of gooseberry and grapefruit with hints of ripe guava, lemon zest, and top notes of rose blossoms. The fruit intensity fills your mouth and finishes with salinity and an oyster shell-like minerality. Melon, toffee apple, and white peach notes persist on the palate. On Sale!
Benguela Cove has erected its own lighthouse, an ode to this marginal climate close to the ocean. Stormy winds, once a threat to ships end route to the Cape, now cool the vines anchored in the terroir. Dedicated to the craft of allowing each wine to tell its own story, only estate-grown grapes are used to encapsulate this quintessential cool climate.
Grapes for this Lighthouse Collection Sauvignon Blanc were harvested in the cool of the morning from ocean-facing northern and southern slopes, resulted in fruit-driven and fresh wines. Efficient skin contact followed until the desired acid level was reached. The juice was settled for 48 hours and then carefully racked into the fermentation tank. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and 2000L wooden vats using winemaking techniques to enhance flavors, this wine spent 80 days on the lees, stirred up once a week to enhance mouth feel.
A nose of gooseberry and grapefruit with hints of ripe guava, lemon zest, and top notes of rose blossoms. The fruit intensity fills your mouth and finishes with salinity and an oyster shell-like minerality. Melon, toffee apple, and white peach notes persist on the palate. On Sale!
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 13.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type White
- Country South Africa
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