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Matua Sauvignon Blanc

Explore the pioneer in: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, a balanced mouthfeel packed with: crisp citrus notes and a hint of vibrant passionfruit and basil. Zingy passionfruit, gooseberries, and fresh herbal notes dominate on the nose, while the first sip reveals a bright citrus fruit core with: a mouthwatering freshness.

Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
ABV: 13%
Suggested Food Pairings: The finish is pure and clean, making it a great wine to serve as an aperitif or to cleanse the palate alongside creamy cheeses, roast chicken, or hearty pasta dishes. It’s also a natural match, for anything from: the sea, including fresh oysters, grilled fish, and shrimp.

Little Eagle Sauvignon Blanc

On the nose this wine offers: opulent tropical fruit aromas of gooseberries, guava and white pear. Intriguing aromas, of: passion fruit and perfume develops in the glass. The pallet is well balanced, with: delicious tropical fruit flavours, complimented by juicy yellow fruit, and a fresh, zesty core. A refreshing wine, to be enjoyed on warm summer days spent with family and friends.

The Little Eagle Range is proudly associated with the Western Cape Raptor Research Programme, whose activities include conservation of the last breeding pair of Black Eagles’ located in the Table Mountain National Park. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of these wines goes towards this cause.

Country: South Africa
Region: Constantia
ABV: 13% vol
Suggested Food Pairings: Delicious on: its own! Also, with: roasted vegetables, chicken and turkey. Truffle mushroom risotto, and chocolate
Remarks: The grapes for this wine come from two cooler-climate coastal vineyard sites especially chosen for: their ability to produce world-class Sauvignon Blanc. Grapes were hand-harvested into small lug boxes and transported with a refrigerated truck to Eagles’ Nest in Constantia. One component was whole bunch pressed, and the second de-stemmed and gently pressed. After fermentation, the two components were blended together and kept in tank on the fermentation lease for another 3 months to gain further complexity, and for the components to harmonise, before bottling in: June 2022.

Eagles Nest Constantia Sauvignon Blanc

This wine showcases a light golden hue. The nose initially shows: opulent tropical fruit aromas, including aromas of stone fruits, gooseberries, limes and a hint of blackberry and cut grass. These aromas are complimented by a subtle nuttiness and some spicy notes as the wine develops in the glass. Delicious tropical flavours prevail on the palate, these are further complimented by distinct minerality and a fresh, zesty core. Some barrel ageing applied in the cellar softens the acidity on the palate and results in a rounded, textured mouthfeel.

This 2022 vintage is only the second Constantia Origin Sauvignon Blanc produced by the Estate. The grapes come from 2 blocks of Sauvignon Blanc located about 10 5 km away from the False Bay coastline, ideally positioned to produce world class cool climate Sauvignon Blanc. Three separate components were harvested at different times from these blocks to allow for the creation of distinct components to add further complexity to this wine. For each of the respective component’s grapes were hand picked into small lug boxes and cooled in a specialised cooling room to 5ºC. The following morning the grapes were gently whole bunch pressed, recovering about 70 of the juice. Only the premium clear juice was racked off and sent for fermentation. The three components were all inoculated with different cultured yeast strains all designed to express a specific unique quality while respecting the terroir of the grapes 65 of the juice was fermented in older 500 L French oak barrels and 35 was fermented in a stainless steel tank. The wine was aged for 8 months on its fermentation lees after which the respective components were blended for a layered, complex white wine.

Country: South Africa
Region: Constantia
ABV: 14% vol
Suggested Food Pairings: Excellent on its own, or served with barbecued meat, veal, poultry, pasta and red meat dishes
Remarks: exceptional..