Rustenberg - Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2021 (750ml)
Price: $16.99
| Producer | Rustenberg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region | Stellenbosch |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750ml |
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One of the Cape’s historic wine estates, Rustenberg was originally established in the late 17th Century. The original property was divided in two in the 19th century, and it eventually succumbed to the twin perils of economic recession and phylloxera. In 1892 the two properties were purchased (one by John X. Merriman, the other by his brother-in-law Jacob Barry). The farms were revitalized, the vineyards replanted on phylloxera-resistant American rootstocks, and wine was made again. The two parts of the estate were reunited in 1941 when they were purchased by Peter and Pamela Barlow, parents of current owner Simon. Rustenberg makes a slightly richer, fuller style of Sauvignon Blanc without resorting to the use of oak; the intrinsic Sauvignon Blanc characteristics of green pepper, asparagus and gooseberry are to be found in this wine, with underlying tones of pineapple and passion fruit, sustained on a fresh, crispy and well-balanced palate with prodigious length.
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