Pale straw in colour with a fresh and invigorating nose. The wine displays aromas of sour pineapple, fresh honeydew cantaloupe, Packham’s pears and an underlying creamy richness from extended lees contact. This complex and multidimensional wine will develop in both the glass and the bottle with time. Decant slowly to ensure optimum drinking pleasure.
Technical Tasting Sheets
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2020 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2019 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2018 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2017 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2016 - PDF
Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2015 - PDF
The subtle creaminess makes the Koetshuis the perfect companion to veal with a creamy white wine and chive sauce, octopus salad, smoked trout and pan-fried scallops.
The season presented a cold winter with good rainfall that ensured a terrific growing and ripening period during spring and summer. Due to a few small heat spikes and rain showers in January, the vines were exposed to stop-andstart conditions. This complicated determining the accurate stage of ripeness which required viticultural expertise, experience, and patience. The 2020 crop size was average.
With Lutzville and Darling batches being vinified individually for blending at a later stage, the handpicked grapes were crushed and allowed extended skin contact for approximately 6 hours before the juice was racked and settled for inoculation and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Approximately 18% of the juice was inoculated and fermented in a combination of new and 2nd fill French Oak barrels, where it was kept on the fine lees for 100 days. The 9% Semillon component was also fermented in oak. Finally, the portions were blended for flavour, depth and complexity before being protein stabilised, cold stabilised and bottled.
2020
- Platter's Guide 2021 4 ½ Stars
- Tim Atkin SA Report 2020 91 Points
2019
- FNB Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Top 10
- Platter's Guide 2021 5 Stars
- Tim Atkin SA Report 2019 91 Points
- Veritas Awards 2020 Gold
- Winemag Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020 90 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
2010
- Platter's 4½ stars
- Veritas Double Gold