First Sighting Sauvignon Blanc 2008 wine,South Africa price supplier

Vintage: A mild winter with good rain and enough cold temperatures gave our vineyards a well-deserved rest. The harvest started a week later than in 2007 with the Sauvignon Blanc planted in our red iron ferricrete soil. The 2008 Sauvignon Blanc harvest was exceptional, with intense Flavours and very healthy grapes. The average yield was 4.7 tons per hectare. We harvested at different sugar levels, from 21.7 23.8 º B for a wide spectrum of flavours and mouth feel.

Grape varieties: 97 % Sauvignon Blanc 3 % Semillon

Age of vines: 6 7 years

Clone: SB 110 ; SB 109 ; SB 316 ; SB 317 ; GD1

Vinification: Innovative winemaking techniques: cold fermentation with selected yeast strains and lees contact for four months.

Bottling date: 28 July 2008

Wine analysis: Alc: 12.85 %; alc/vol; pH : 3.33; TA : 6.5; Sugar : 3.2 g/l

Tasting comments: An unique and powerful nose, this intense wine offers fresh grapefruit, wild Gooseberries and capsicum intermingled with indigenous coastal fynbos aromas.