Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2018
R 175.00
The crisp, grassy De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc was so named because the grapes used to make this wine are grown in the vineyard that sprawls out right next to the old coach house (‘koetshuis’ in Afrikaans) where the wagons of days gone by were once kept.
These grapes are blended with grapes from Darling to create the very fresh wine, with capsicum, asparagus and gooseberry flavours that was awarded Veritas Double Gold for the 2013 vintage.
The Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc grapes are handled differently in the vineyards as well as in the cellar to ensure a bigger and a bolder wine. It is picked riper, receives longer skin contact, longer cold settling as well as extended lees contact after fermentation with batonage on more frequent intervals.
The result is a wine that is stylistically different to our De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc in the sense that the wine leans more towards a fuller and richer style, with intense hints of minerality, gooseberries and green pepper on the nose and palate. Supported by a fresh acidity this wine is a full bodied white wine with a strong and long finish.
TASTING NOTES:
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2018 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2017 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2016 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2015 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2014 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2013 - PDF
AWARDS:
| 2019 | Tim Atkin SA Report 2019 91 Points |
| 2017 |
China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017 Gold FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 2018 Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2017 Gold Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2018 Double Gold Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2018 Gold South African Wine Index 2018 Platinum Tim Atkin SA Report 2017 91 Points Veritas Awards 2018 Gold Vitis Vinifera Awards 2017 Double Gold |
| 2016 | Mundus Vini Germany 2017 Gold |
| 2015 |
Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2015 Gold Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards 2016 Double Gold |
| 2014 |
Platter’s 4½ stars
Vitis Vinifera Awards Double Gold |
| 2013 |
Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2018 Double Gold Platter's 4½ Stars Vitis Vinifera Awards 2013 Trophy Veritas Double Gold |
| 2011 |
Platter’s 4½ stars
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| 2010 |
Platter's 4½ stars Veritas Double Gold |
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