Cape Heights Sauvignon Blanc, 2020

Boutinot has been refining and redefining its Sauvignon Blanc vineyards over many years and work with numerous Coastal growers to best express the specific terroirs of this region which is so influenced by that cooling Atlantic Ocean breeze. The soil type is a variety of decomposed granite, shale and limestone and the plots are all unirrigated. The winery receives the grapes before midday. They are de-stemmed, crushed and then go into strainers where the free run juice is pumped gently to tank. The Sauvignon Blanc is fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks between 52º to 55ºF. The ferment is likely to last around ten days. The wine is then racked after the ferment process and kept on fine lees right up until bottling.