Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Lukas Wentzel
Main Variety - Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol - 13.5 %vol
pH - 3.28
RS - 2.4 g/l
Total Acid - 6.9 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - White
Style - Dry
Taste - Mineral


Accolades

2013 Veritas Wine Awards - Bronze
2014 John Platter's Wine Guide - 4 stars

Tasting Notes

An established, award-winning pedigree. This intense wine displays typical Darling minerality and will develop a full spectrum of flavours from green pepper to fig and asparagus.

Blend Information

100% Sauvignon Blanc

In The Vineyard

Kapokberg translated as 'snowy mountain'. In days gone by, this hill, covered in white Spring flowers, resembled a snow capped mountain. At 459 m above sea level, it is the highest hill at Groote Post and bears the name of our vineyard selection wines.

Vines planted: 2000
Soil: Hutton & Oakleaf
Clones: SB 317, SB 11
Rootstock: R110
Yield: 8t/ha
Irrigation: Supplementary
Trellising: 5 wire Perold
Elevation: 280m

About The Harvest

Very special vineyard sites once again produced outstanding quality grapes. The grapes were picked 10 days apart to capture different ripeness levels and aromas.

In The Cellar

Only free run juice was used and the wine was left on the lees for 5 months after fermentation.


Other Vintages

Wine Wine Maker Main Variety
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2017 [Discontinued] Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2015 - SOLD OUT Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2014 - SOLD OUT Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc
Groote Post Kapokberg Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Lukas Wentzel Sauvignon Blanc

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