Man Vintners Sauvignon Blanc Warrelwind NV 750ml

Our Warrelwind Sauvignon Blanc is a palate-pleasing wine: harmonious and well-balanced, showing typical herbaceous flavors as well as richer tropical notes. Pale straw in color with a light green tinge, it has a lively bouquet of tropical fruit. The wine shows bright tropical fruit flavors of passion fruit and pineapple (our Paarl fruit) complemented by crisp, well-integrated acidity on the palate. The wine has a rich, full structure (from our Semillon) with a rounded and creamy mouthfeel. Our Warrelwind Sauvignon Blanc, with an abundance of flavors from both sides of the Sauvignon spectrum, suits a broader audience but will please any Sauvignon Blanc fan!

• Country: South Africa
• Region: Cape Region
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White

Varietal

Sauvignon Blanc

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.