Lighthouse Collection Sauvignon Blanc

IN THE VINEYARDS 

The Lighthouse Collection was created to entice the palate with all the special qualities brought to you by a cool climate wine, while being more approachable and accessible in its youth. As an ode to the treacherous yet extraordinary Cape coast, a lighthouse was built at the Benguela Cove winery, overlooking the vineyards, Bot River lagoon and Atlantic Ocean. Harvested in the cool of the morning from ocean-facing northern and southern slopes, resulted in fruit driven and fresh wines.  

Slope: North and south-facing vineyards 

Soil: Shale, clay and iron-rich laterites 

Clones: SB316, SB317 and SB11 

CHARACTER 

The aroma is explosive: gooseberry and pineapple with hints of guava, ripe nectarines and top notes of rose blossoms. The fruit intensity fills your mouth and finishes with salinity and an oyster shell like minerality. Melon and white peach notes persist on the palate. 

PERSONALITY 

Following suit with its predecessors, this is a very popular wine. Bone-dry with a citrus-like acidity, this wine is reminiscent of the Old World while the fruit leaps from the glass to remind you where it is from. Its vibrant character makes it a great food companion but with plenty of fruit and crisp palate it’s also perfect to pour as aperitif.  

IN THE CELLAR 

Cooled sufficiently and made reductively, the stage was set for a vibrant wine in the making. Efficient skin contact followed until the desired acid level was reached. The juice was settled for 48 hours then carefully racked into the fermentation tank. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and 2000L wooden vats using winemaking techniques to enhance thiols, this wine spent 80 days on the lees, stirred up once a week to enhance mouth feel. 

WINE ANALYSIS 

Alc: 13%  | pH: 3.49 

TA: 6.3g/l | RS: 2.9g/l 

BEST TO ENJOY 

The briny aftertaste is an open invitation to shellfish and creamy dishes alike.  

Serving temperature: 8 – 10°C 

Cellaring potential: Enjoy now or within two years 

Smoked salmon salad with capers | Caprese salad with ripe tomatoes | Buffalo mozzarella