One of the most intriguing wine I have tasted this year,
usually with Sauvignon, being an aromatic variety it is easy to benchmark, even
with the use of oak, in this particular case I evaluated both bottle at
different times and over a couple of days until fully oxydize to fully
understand the intrinsic of this rather subtle and unshowy bottle, bearing in
mind Waterkloof is a biodynamic producer in transition, hence their fruit will
showcase a unique profile versus conventionally farmed vineyards!
Individuality is the key word here, with a restraint akind
to a cross of white Graves and Pouilly Fume, bright lemony texture, racy, fresh
and vibrant, in fact it is a wine that benefits from aeration/decanting to
fully express it’s true colors, seek it out, it is super table and food
friendly, a gracious lady indeed!
This is a conservative scoring and drink period (2017+)
since I had never had previous vintages of this particular bottling, may as
well rate higher when revisited in a few years.
Alcohol: moderate plus | 13.5%abv
Origin: Stellenbosch
Notes: lemon| pear | greengage | verbena | white pepper
Ideal drinking occasions: winter time
Serve with: seared yellowfin tuna with chick peas salad
Drink: now until 2017+
