Spice Route The Amos Block Perpetual Reserve

South Africa, Swartland

Sauvignon Blanc

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Description

A youthful, pale and dry sherry-style fortified wine, with hints of apples, almonds, and walnuts on the nose. The palate is very fresh and round with a lingering finish. The wine will complement a diverse range of tapas style food. Serve chilled.

Awards

91 pts Tim Atkin

Certificates

Alcohol

15.0%

Analytical data

dry

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Vinification

Each year, we pick the fruit at low sugar between 18,5 to 20 degree balling. The juice is allowed to ferment naturally in very old French barrels. Once fermentation is completed, we fortify the wine to 15% alcohol and add the flor yeast culture. The first bottling is a solera (small amounts of younger wines are stored in an upper tier of comprising of barrels) of three vintages, 2014 to 2016 vintage

Vineyard

This sherry-style wine is made from exceptionally unique Sauvignon Blanc bush vines planted in 1965, making the vineyard the oldest Sauvignon Blanc block in South Africa. The historic vineyard is dryland, and farmed without irrigation.

Viticulture

This has been a project a few years in the making, and is a truly exciting endeavour for our team. Using South Africa’s oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines was an honour, with the resulting product being something beautifully unique and memorable. Enjoy! - Charl du Plessis-