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Bellevue Sauvignon blanc 2021
Diemersdal Sauvignon blanc Reserve 2021
Flagstone Free Run Reserve Sauvignon blanc 2020
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve
Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Le Grand Domaine The PledgeOur Darling Sauvignon blanc
Vineyard origin Bo�elary Durbanville Darling Durbanville / Darling Darling
Single block / mul�ple blocks
Mul�ple Mul�ple Single Mul�ple Mul�ple
Size of blocks (ha) 2.02 / 3.6 1.7 / 8.1 9.37 5.3 / 9.4 7.2 / 5.4
Clone/s SB 11 / SB 316 SB 317 / SB 159 SB 316 / SB 317 & SB 159SB 317 & SB 159 / SB 11, SB 316,
SB 317 & SB 242
Rootstock 101-14 Mgt, R99 / R99 R110 Ruggeri 140 R 110 / Ruggeri 140 R110 / R99
Age (years) 24 / 23 14 / 11 9 20 / 10 5 / 11
Soil composi�on Glenrosa / Estcourt
Decomposed granite; sandstone low
clay content
/
Decomposed granite; red Hu�on
high clay content
Hu�on & Oakleaf
Generally well drained Oakleaf soil.
Red coloured soil found on
footslopes. /
Well drained soil, usually highly
weathered. Predominantly Hu�on.
A low pH may be a limi�ng factor
Oakleaf Sandy Loam
Terroir informa�on
South Eastern slope. Cool
South Western wind during
the summer in the a�ernoon
to cool down the
vineyard.Al�tude: 134m above
sea level /
South Western slope. Cool
South Western wind during
the summer in the a�ernoon
to cool down the
vineyard.Al�tude: 141m above
sea level
South Eastern slope with East-West
row direc�on.
/
Eastern slope with East-West row
direc�on
Average max. daily temperature -
21.8°C,
average min. daily temperature -
11.8°C.
Average temperature- 16.8°C.
South Western wind at average
10.08km/h.
Average rainfall 620mm
310 m above sea level, exposing the
vines to heavy winds that pick up
daily from 11am. This unique terroir
results in a mesoclimate that is
about 5 °C cooler than what is
experienced in the town of Darling .
Average rainfall of 450 mm per
annum with soil that has good
physical and water reten�on
proper�es, therefore dry land
farming is possible.
Al�tude 260 m
Average Ferbruary temperature
22.5°C
9 km to Atlantic ocean
/
Al�tude 302 m
Average Ferbruary temperature
21.5°C
10 km to Atlantic ocean
225m above sea level
/
235m above sea level.
The vineyards are North/South
facing. Cool coastal climate. .
Type of trellising Ver�cal 5-wire fence system Perold 5-Wire VSP Double Perold5 Wire Extended Perold / 6 Wire
Extended Perold
Pruning techniques Short Spur 2-Bud spur 2-Bud spur 2-Bud spur 2-Bud spur
Other vi�cultural management techniques
Strict suckering to 2 shoots per
spur, top at 300 mm above
top wire, prevent vines to fall
open by using side wires.
Leaf removel a�er flowering.
Side shoot removal. TippingSuckering Leaf removal Tipping
Tipping
Suckering
Selected leaf removal
Suckering Leaf breaking Tipping
Irriga�on Dry land / Drip Dry land Dry land Drip / Dry land Dry land
2020
Ni�da Wild Child 2020Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon blanc
2020Steenberg Vineyards The Black
Swan Sauvignon blanc 2020Strandveld Pofadderbos
Sauvignon blanc 2021
Thelema Mountain Vineyards Sutherland Sauvignon blanc
Vineyard origin Durbanville Tygerberg Constantia Elim Elgin
Single block / mul�ple blocks
Mul�ple Mul�ple Mul�ple Mul�ple Mul�ple
Size of blocks (ha) 1 / 1 / 1 14 / 22 3.08 / 1.42 / 2.85 3 / 3 1.36 / 0.97 / 2.55
Clone/sSB 79, SB 108 & SB 242 / SB 316 / SB
215 & SB 108SB 316 SB 11 SB 316 / SB 317 SB 316 / SB 316 / SB 11
Rootstock R110 / R99 / R110 R110 US8/7 / R110 / R110 101-14 Mgt R110
Age (years) 26 / 26 / 25 22 / 16 10 / 6 / 14 18 / 18 18 / 16 / 16
Soil composi�on Hu�on Clovelly Weathered shale
Sandy loam with clay
/
Sandy loam
/
Weathered granite
Yellow iron ferricrete gravel on
decomposed shale
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Koffieklip ferricrete gravel on
decomposed shale
Tukulu
/
Oakleaf
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Tu,Pn,Gs
Terroir informa�on
South Western facing slope with
North East - South West row
direction /
Fairly flat North Western facing
slope with North West - South East
row direc�on
100m altitude
/
135m al�tude
/
70m al�tude
5km from False Bay. East facing
slope. Average temperature 15°C.
Windy.
South Eastern slope, at 80 m
al�tude. Cool average summer
temperature: 20.5°C. East - West
row direc�on to ensure airflow in
rows and reduce wind damage. 10
km from ocean , cooling effect from
seabreeze.
North West-South East row
direc�on. Aspect South East
/
North West-South East row
direc�on. Aspect South East
/
North-South row direc�on. Aspect
South
Type of trellising 5 Wire Perold VSP Lyre / 8 Wire Perold / 8 Wire Perold 3 Wire VSP 4S Hedge
Pruning techniques 2-Bud spur / VSP / Double Guyot 2-Bud spur Double Guyot 2-Bud spur
Other vi�cultural management techniques
Break leaves on Southern side of the
row Tipping as
needed
Tipping, closed canopy, leaf removal
/ Tipping, closed canopy / Tipping,
Half closed-half open canopy
Break bo�om leaves below bunches
on southern side of the row. Tipping
once
Tipped 3 �mes / Tipped once /
Tipped 3 �mes
Irriga�on 85% drip irrigation Dry land Drip - 2 L/hour Supplementary drip Drip
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Reserve 2021Flagstone Free Run Reserve
Sauvignon blanc 2020
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve
Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Harvest date 11 Feb 23 Feb / 22 Feb 11 Feb 13 Feb
Juice analyses:- Balling- Titratable acidity- pH
22.2 °B / 22.1 °B
7.2 g/L / 7.4 g/L
3.24 / 3.22
23.8 °B / 23.2 °B
9 g/L / 7.02 g/L
3.34 / 3.42
23.7 °B
5.41 g/L
3.55
23.4 °B / 24 °B
7.8 g/L / 7.2 g/L
3.3 / 3.45
24 °B
5.5 g/L
3.77
Hand or machine harvest Hand Hand / Machine Hand Hand / Machine Hand
Addi�ons during harvest 50 mg/L SO2 SO₂ None 50 mg/L SO2 SO2
Yield 5.2 / 5.1 tons/ha 10 / 12 tons/ha 6 tons/ha 8 tons/ha 4 tons/ha
Addi�ons during crushing 50 mg/L SO2 SO2 and pectoly�c enzymes
40 mg/L SO2,
25 mg/L ascorbic acid, 3g/100kg Extraction
enzymes
50 mg/L SO2,
25 mg/L ascorbic acidSO2, enzymes and dry ice
Skin contact 5 hours 3 hours 18 hours 12 hours 3 hours
Se�ling/flota�on Se�ling with enzymes Se�ling Se�ling with enzymes Se�ling with enzymes Se�ling with enzymes
Yeast X5 Vin 7 / X5, Be Thiols Alchemy II Vin 7 CKS102
Fermentation temperature 14 - 15 °C 14 - 16 °C 13 - 14 °C 13 °C 13 - 16 °C
Lees contact Fine lees contact 3 months, weekly s�rring 5 months on gross lees, stirring monthly
3 days on lees with se�ling. Another 3
weeks on gross lees, with lees stirring once
a week. After racking, it stays on fine lees.
5 months on gross lees 6 weeks on gross lees
Wood contact None None None None None
Filtration Crossflow filtra�on before bo�ling Crossflow filtra�on before bo�ling Minimal filtration before bo�ling NoneCrossflow prior to bo�ling. At bo�ling -
inline AFST140
Cold stabilisa�on / CMC / KPA CMC CMC Static cold stabilisa�on CMC CMC
General handling in termsof oxygen exclusion
CO₂ gas during pressing, se�ling and
before fermenta�on starts. Also when
moving wine.
Dry ice during harvesting and processing.
Sparging with Aligal 13 to remove oxygen
before bo�ling
Reduc�ve handling with use of dry ice
when crushing and inert gas while
pressing.
Very reduc�ve. Dry ice and sparging with
CO₂Reduc�ve. Dry ice and sparging with N₂
Other componentsblended in (% cultivar)
None None None None None
Addi�onal information
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Ni�da Wild Child 2020Spier 21 Gables
2020
Steenberg Vineyards
Sauvignon blanc 2020
Strandveld PofadderbosSauvignon blanc 2021
Thelema Mountain Vineyards Sutherland Sauvignon blanc
Harvest date 14 Feb / 19 Feb / 3 Feb 7 Feb / 10 Feb 21 Feb / 13 Feb / 20 Feb 23 Feb / 26 Feb 5 Feb / 4 Feb / 11 Feb
Juice analyses:- Balling- Titratable acidity- pH
22.5 - 23.5 °B
7.8 g/L
3.24
23.5 °B / 23.5 °B
9 g/L / 10.3 g/L
3.15 / 3.10
23.5 °B / 24.3 °B / 23 °B
7.8 g/L / 8.4 g/L / 8.6 g/L
3.3 / 3.25 / 3.1
23 °B / 23.5 °B
8.8 g/L / 8.5 g/L
3.2 / 3.3
21 °B / 21.5 °B / 22.6 °B
9.6 g/L / 9.57 g/L / 7.59 g/L
3.04 / 3.07 / 3.32
Hand or machine harvest Hand Hand Hand / Hand / Machine Hand Hand
Addi�ons during harvest SO2 SO2 SO2 None
Yield 9.8 tons/ ha 10 tons/ha 8.4 / 5.6 / 16.5 tons/ha 3 / 3.5 tons/ha 9.6 / 9.9 / 10.9tons/ha
Addi�ons during crushing SO2 and enzymes SO2 Dry ice SO2 and tannin 30mg/L SO2 and pectoly�c enzymes
Skin contact 6 / 12 / 18 6 hours 18 hours 18 hours A few hours while filling the press
Se�ling/flota�on Flotation Se�ling Flotation with enzymes 36 hours se�ling with enzymes Cold se�ling with enzymes
Yeast Wild fermentation QA23, CKS102 Alchemy II X5 / Vin 7 Vin 7
Fermentation temperature 12 - 14 °C 11 - 14 °C 13 - 15°C 13 - 17°C 14 °C
Lees contact 4 months on gross lees, stirring once a
month3 months 6 months, stirred twice 5 months on fine lees (sta�c) 2 months on gross lees (sta�c)
Wood contact
The different components are cold
fermented in French oak barrels and
stainless steel tanks, then le� on the lees
for 4 months to enhance the typical varietal
characters. The final wine consists of 63%
barrel fermented (19% 1st fill in small
French oak barrels) and 37% tank
fermented Sauvignon blanc.
None None None None
Filtration Bulk just before bo�ling, AF110 Crossflow - 2 weeks before bo�ling Sheet filter prior to bo�ling Bulk filtra�on a�er cold stabilisa�on Crossflow
Cold stabilisa�on / CMC / KPA CMC CMC Cold stabilisa�on Cold stabilisa�on Cold stabilisa�on
General handling in termsof oxygen exclusion
Used dry ice during the whole process and
sparged with CO₂Dry ice, nitrogen sparging Reduc�ve, dry ice, CO₂ inline sparging
CO₂ gas on juice and sparging with
nitrogen gasNo use of inert gas
Other componentsblended in (% cultivar)
None None None None None
Addi�onal information
Sauvignon blanc The Black Swan 2020
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Rou�ne analysis
Alcohol (%v/v) 13,2 13,56 14,58 14,28 14,26 14,64 13,61 13,85 13,66 13,01
Residual sugar (g/L) 2,4 3,6 2,8 2,7 3,2 3,8 4,1 2,3 2,6 2,8
Titratable acidity (g/L) 6,2 6 6,6 6,5 6,7 5,8 6,4 6,1 6,9 7,5
pH 3,29 3,43 3,47 3,37 3,53 3,44 3,21 3,5 3,3 3,11
Vola�le acidity (g/L) 0,31 0,36 0,51 0,52 0,58 0,5 0,45 0,47 0,59
Free SO2 (mg/L) 42 43 43 52 39 42 38 26 42
Total SO 2 (mg/L) 106 106 140 143 160 134 140 137 97
Methoxypyrazine
IBMP (ng/L) 7 4 36 39 22 11 26 40 27 9
IPMP (ng/L) <3 <3 9 10 4 4 5 4 4 <3
Vola�le thiols
3MH (ng/L) 412 >10000 1848 799 738 425 1147 774 1110 798
3MHA (ng/L) 239 >6000 479 442 285 58 148 118 726 165
4MMP (ng/L) 116 18 19 9 5 9 22 5 12 41
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9 831hectares
% SAUVIGNON BLANC IN SAWIS INFO REGIONS
AGE DISTRIBUTION IN HECTARES (2020)
EXPORT 2000 2010 2020
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26.7%
6.8%
13.5%
9.2%
16.5%
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6.2%
11.9%
1 197 ha
2 128 ha
2 316 ha
2 684 ha
1 508 ha
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14 000 000 litres
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TOTAL AREA UNDER VINE % TOTAL AREA UNDER VINE
> 20 YEARS
16-20 YEARS
11-15 YEARS
4-10 YEARS
< 4 YEARS
TOTAL LITRESDOMESTIC SALES
OLIFANTS RIVER
NORTHERN CAPE
CAPE SOUTH COAST
2 0 1 8
10.29.82 0 1 7
9.72 0 1 6
9.42 0 1 5 2 0 1 9
10.52 0 2 0
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PACKAGED BULK TOTAL VOLUME
217 688 373 630 591 318
0 256 179
3 101 210 825 582 3 926 792
78 255 222 173 300 428
2 004 795 1 749 720 3 754 515
1 564 671 125 772 1 690 443
724 932 0 724 932
4 177 163 822 773 4 999 936
1 635 523 0 1 635 523
256 179
SOURCE: SAWIS
LITRES
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
Canada
Netherlands
Sweden
UK
USA
PACKAGED
119 921
49 086
608 735
34 265
270 510
1 195 142
362 556
2 013 600
195 566
BULK
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671 190
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1 220 142
2 013 600
TOTAL VOLUME
484 921
49 086
632 880
705 455
461 510
362 556
220 947
PACKAGED BULK TOTAL VOLUME
97 621 422 440 520 061
84 660 263 800 348 460
2 759 345 4 939 212 7 698 557
18 303 300 080 318 383
1 284 910 2 013 320 3 298 230
1 618 174 106 965 1 725 139
1 037 114 169 540 1 206 654
7 333 643 11 804 092 19 137 735
1 410 856 647 780 2 058 636
GRAND TOTAL 36 311 855
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