Balance Winemaker's Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2024
A fine integration of tropical fruit and fig flavors, enhanced by beautifully crisp minerality that adds depth and freshness.
Perfectly complements vibrant dishes. Enjoy with antipasti, salad Niçoise, shrimp cocktail, grilled swordfish, or Thai green curry
variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Ben Snyman
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol rs : 3.7 g/l pH : 3.59 ta : 6.08 g/l
type : White style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity
pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap
AWARDS
2024 Gold Wine Awards - Gold
in the vineyard : The vineyards are found in a variation in meso-climates, exposed hills, and sheltered valleys, with soils from Granite, Sandstone soils and Alluvial soils. Grapes are picked from a selection of these different wards in the Western Cape.
about the harvest: The Cape Winelands experienced a very good winter, with temperatures consistently lower than the long-term average. The annual rainfall was average, leading to a good accumulation of cold units for an even bud burst. Bud break initially occurred two weeks earlier than normal. However, the cold temperatures and good rainfall delayed the initial growth and bud break of late-ripening cultivars. The maximum temperatures were higher than the long-term average, while the minimum temperatures were much lower. These temperature dierences, combined with the dry weather, produced healthy grapes.
in the cellar : Cold skin maceration was carried out for six hours before the free run juice was left to ferment in stainless steel tanks for three weeks at 12°C. The wine was left on the gross lees where batonnage was applied for a week. It was then racked and left on the fine lees until right before bottling.
OTHER VINTAGES
Sauvignon Blanc
Ben Snyman