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La Capra SauvBlanc
South Africa
Region : Coastal
Producer : Fairview
Color :
Vintage : 2009
Format :
Alcohol content : 13.50
Varietal : Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting :
Classic green pepper aromas, with gooseberries, nettles and green figs. The mouthfeel shows a lovely balance of palate weight and natural acidity, tempered by a subtle minerality.
Classic green pepper aromas, with gooseberries, nettles and green figs. The mouthfeel shows a lovely balance of palate weight and natural acidity, tempered by a subtle minerality.
Description :
From an excellent, cool Sauvignon Blanc vintage. The wine was remented in stainless steel tanks and the juice was allowed six hours of skin contact prior to pressing. After two months of post-fermentation lees contact the wine was filtered and bottled. Grapes for the 2009 vintage were sourced predominantly from a bushvine vineyeard in the Swartland which was planted in 1965. This is recognised as the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vineyard in South Africa.
From an excellent, cool Sauvignon Blanc vintage. The wine was remented in stainless steel tanks and the juice was allowed six hours of skin contact prior to pressing. After two months of post-fermentation lees contact the wine was filtered and bottled. Grapes for the 2009 vintage were sourced predominantly from a bushvine vineyeard in the Swartland which was planted in 1965. This is recognised as the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vineyard in South Africa.
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Creativity, originality, quality….. Simon Van Der Stel, Governor of the Cape, purchased the farm in 1699 when the first wine was made. Charles Back, the Grandfather, emigrated from Lithuania, bought the farm from a French Huguenot in 1939. It was in 1974, Cyril, the Father started the « Goat Milk » business. Charles, the son, in 1978 built the « Tower », giving birth to the brand and names; FAIRVIEW, SPICE ROUTE, GOATS and newly, LA CAPRA meaning Goat in Italian http://www.fairview.co.za/
