Cape Point Vineyards Noordhoek Sauvignon Blanc 2024
£13.45
The wine
A refreshing coastal style, with aromas of white grapefruit and floral fynbos, through to a palate dancing with elegant layers of fruit, steely minerality and a long, vibrant finish.
Noordhoek is the village on the Atlantic side of the peninsula where the estate's vineyards lie, in a valley opening directly onto the ocean. The vines sit within the Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest and richest of the world's six floral kingdoms and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Sauvignon from selected blocks.
The producer
Cape Point Vineyards
View all Cape Point Vineyards winesCape Point Vineyards lies at Noordhoek on the Cape Peninsula, a narrow finger of land south of Cape Town with the Atlantic on one side and False Bay on the other.
It is among the most maritime vineyard sites in the world. The sea is never more than a few kilometres away, cool air moves across the vines almost constantly, and the growing season is long and slow. That suits Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon better than almost anything else, and the estate has built its reputation entirely on them, which is unusual: most Cape producers spread across many varieties.
The vineyards sit within the Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest and richest of the world's six floral kingdoms, and the fynbos surrounding them is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Isliedh, the flagship, is named after the owner's daughter and blends Sauvignon Blanc with Semillon in the manner of white Bordeaux.
