Kruger Family Wines Old Vines Sauvignon Blanc 2021

From single Stellenbosch block planted in 1988. Emphasis on texture rather than overt fruit, has weight, breadth cut by bracing fresh core. Natural ferment older oak.

Partnering with the Du Bois Family from the farm Sonop on the cooler hillside slopes of Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 350 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid February from a mature 37-year-old vineyard, one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in South Africa.

Decomposed Granite

In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to neutral French Oak barrels,  without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days and completed in 30 days after which the wine spent 10 months on the gross lees before preparing ( with minimum intervention ) for bottling. The lees was stirred occasionally, and no malolactic fermentation took place in barrel. The result is an honest wine and true to Old Vines Sauvignon Blanc – reflecting where it comes from.