Warwick Estate Professor Black Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Warwick Estate Professor Black Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Stellenbosch, Costal Region, South Africa
Vintage: 2023
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13%
The wine has a fragrant nose with hints of green fig, nettles, citrus, passion fruit, and white peach. The palate is centred around lime, passion fruit, tomato leaf, and green figs. Fresh acidity adds drive and focus to the finish, while the mid-palate is supported well by fruit weight and concentration.
Named after Professor Malcolm Black, who was a researcher at the University of Stellenbosch in the 1920s. Professor Black loved his peaches. In fact, he would use Warwick land to carry out agricultural experiments involving peach trees for the University of Stellenbosch. Today, the peach trees are gone, but his legend lives on in a wine as vibrant today as he ever was.
This wonderful Sauvignon Blanc comprises two blocks situated high on the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch, one planed in 2003 and the other in 1985. Multiple pickings resulting in three different components ultimately making up the final blend, all to add extra complexity, aromatics, and texture. Each component was picked early in the morning and crushed to stainless steel for skin contact ranging from 8-14 hours before a gentle pressing. Cold fermentation in stainless steel with aromatic yeasts and aged on the lees before blending
When people talk about the ‘history’ of a place, they think of the people who lived there and the personalities who built it. For Warwick Estate, ‘history’ began when the first title deed was issued for the land in 1771 and vines have been grown on the property for nearly two hundred years.
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