Award Winning
Stark-Condé Round Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2023
R285,00
The nose is a blend of pink grapefruit, pineapple, and passion fruit and the “fynbos” notes that are characteristic of this old vineyard. The citrus fruit flavours carry over to the pallet — it is complex and rich with a fi nely textured and long finish.
A single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc made from a high elevation vineyard block which has consistently produced fruit with concentration and excellent natural acidity.
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In the cellar
The grapes were pressed and allowed to settle naturally and racked slightly “dirty” to barrel for fermentation. Mainly older, neutral French oak was used (about 5% new). Malo-lactic fermentation was not encouraged, but a few of the barrels inevitably go through naturally. Partial lees stirring helps to balance the higher acidity and gives the wine some added palate weight. After about 9 months on the lees, the wine was carefully racked, given a light fining and bottled with minimal filtration
In the vineyard
This is an old vineyard located on one of the highest slopes on our farm. The soils are a moderately textured decomposed granite. It is an excellent
site that gives a nice balance of flavour. This vineyard produces concentrated fruit with excellent natural acidity and good ageing potential and we have tried to apply traditional winemaking practices to bring out the best in the wine.
Ageing
9 months on the lees
Cultivar
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Awards and Recognition
Tim Atkin – 94 points
