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Wine News South Africa

Fleur du Cap launches first white wine under screw cap

Fleur du Cap has released its first white wine under screw cap with the new 2008 vintage of its Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc. All 2008 vintages of the brand's white unfiltered wines will be bottled under screw cap instead of cork to safeguard the quality and flavours by eliminating any risk of cork taint.
Fleur du Cap launches first white wine under screw cap

The grapes were selected from terroir-specific vineyards situated in Lutzville, Darling, Stellenbosch, Cape Agulhas and Elgin to capture as much varietal character as possible through the diverse vineyard sites ensuring a fresh yet full-bodied Sauvignon blanc. In the cellar, instead of filtering the wine, more traditional hands-on winemaking practices such as settling, racking and fining were used to preserve all the delicate Sauvignon Blanc flavours.

Winemaker Pieter Badenhorst describes this wine as a beautifully balanced Sauvignon Blanc showing both herbaceous and tropical fruit flavours with a smooth and extremely elegant finish. On the nose the vintage shows aromas of gooseberry and fig leaves with asparagus and herbaceous nuances and just a touch of delicate tropical fruit.

Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2008 retails at around R75 per bottle.

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