STEENBERG 1682 CHARDONNAY CAP CLASSIQUE NV – 750ML
November 21, 2016
STEENBERG BARREL FERMENTED SAUVIGNON BLANC 2023
December 5, 2016

STEENBERG SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024

R155.00 VAT

Wine Club price R131.75 p/b

The 2024 Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc, pale-straw in colour with an ever so slight green hue, hypnotises with a seductive bouquet showing fresh cape gooseberry, nettle, lemon zest, granny smith apple pith, and white peach. This cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc has a sumptuous entry tied to an enduring length. The lifting acidity maintains a lively flavour on the palate with citrus blossom and quince while maintaining a distinctive mineral core derived from the Steenberg terroir. All the elements of this wine will enable it to bottle age well over the next 2-5 years.

SKU: 101789 Category:

Alcohol: 14.06%
Residual Sugar: 2.0g / litre
Total Acid: 6.6g / litre
PH: 3.4

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Weight 1.280 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 29.61 cm

In The Cellar

This wine is made up of a series of Sauvignon Blanc building blocks from different sites on Steenberg – harvested at different ripeness levels. Each block yields unique characteristics ranging from flinty, grassy, green pepper to gooseberry and ripe tropical flavours. The grapes were all hand-harvested in the cool, early mornings, starting at 6AM, to retain their delicate flavours. Skin maceration occurred after crushing from 8–24 hours at 10°C. The juice settled overnight, after which it was racked off clean, inoculated with yeast and allowed to ferment for up to 30 days at temperatures between 11°C – 15°C. Post fermentation; the wine lay on its fine lees for 60 – 90 days until blending, stabilising and bottling starting in late-May 2024.

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