Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Name: Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Brand: Durbanville Hills
SKU: 50765

Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is light olive green in colour. On the nose, it has lively aromas of zesty lime, complemented by yellow fruit, blackcurrant, gooseberries, ripe asparagus, guava, and custard apple. On the palate, tantalising, zesty lime is accompanied by blackcurrant and pink guavas that linger, ending with mouthwatering acidity.

Enjoy on its own slightly chilled or with lightly grilled fish with smoked mackerel salad, light-grilled plain fish, crayfish, and ceviche.

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variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Durbanville Hills Wine

winemaker : Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Kobus Gerber

wine of origin : Durbanville

analysis : alc : 13.26 % vol rs : 2.06 g/l pH : 3.31 ta : 6.21 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

AWARDS

2024 Gilbert & Gaillard - Double Gold - 90 points
2024 Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards - Gold

Nine leading vineyard owners in the Durbanville district joined forces with Distell to create Durbanville Hills with the aim of promoting the regional individuality of this prime wine-growing area. The striking Durbanville Hills cellar sits on the side of a series of rolling hills with magnificent views of Table Mountain and Table Bay - the very geography that lies at the heart of what makes the wines so unique.

The Durbanville ward is considered one of the Cape’s coolest wine regions, thanks to the sea breezes that drift inland from False Bay and Table Bay and the late afternoon mists that bathe the slopes. These conditions are ideal for the slow ripening of the grapes, allowing them to develop their full-flavoured, intense character. Grapes are sourced only from the shareholder- growers, all of whom farm within the limited appellation of Durbanville. Meticulous canopy management promotes concentration of varietal flavour.

in the vineyard : The grapes were sourced from all nine Durbanville Hills members’ farms. The high-altitude vineyards on southern and south-eastern slopes along with lower-lying vineyards, cooled off by south-eastern and coastal breezes, make for slow ripening and intense flavour retention.

about the harvest: The winter preceding the 2024 season was cold, wet and windy, followed by a very hot earlier season. Meticulous pre-season planning by the team enabled the team to harvest every vineyard at optimal ripeness. With the hot and dry climate early in the season, vines produced smaller berries with a pleasing differentiation and higher concentration of Sauvignon Blanc flavours, leading the way to a more complex wine with more layers on the palate.

The grapes were hand-picked and machine-harvested from 24 January up until 1 March. One-third was harvested early at 20 - 21°B, the second third between 21 - 22°B and the last third above 22°B.

in the cellar : Crushing and juice handling, varying from immediate draining to an average of four hours skin contact, was conducted under the protection of CO2 to preserve the typical delicate flavours that are fragile during these early stages of the winemaking process. Cold fermentation at 14 - 16°C followed by extended contact with the lees, contributed to the full mouth-feel of the wine. The wines from the different vineyards were vinified separately according to the specific nature of the grapes and blended shortly before bottling.

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