Wine: Rozier Reef Sauvignon Blanc

Country: South Africa

Region: Western Cape

Designation: Western Cape

Producer: Mount Rozier

Grape Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5%

Type: White

Code: 8511

Tasting Note

Wine has a pale straw yellow colour, with a tinge of green. A complex fresh wine with passion fruit, yellow apple and pear notes. This wine has a well-rounded mouth feel with a crisp lingering after taste.

Producer

Purchased by the Gabb family (owners of Journey’s End winery) in 2009, Mount Rozier was founded at the turn of the 19th century by Annie Rozier, a flower merchant. The Gabbs have nurtured the estate and encouraged the proliferation of many indigenous species of flora and fauna, which inspire the characteristics of Mount Rozier wines. Each wine brings a sense of the terroir and the winery continues to focus on minimal intervention, sustainable and ethical farming practices, and irreconcilable quality.

Winemaking

Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from mature 9-10 year old vines. After handpicking early in the morning to retain the delicate fruit flavours, bunches are hand sorted, destemmed, and crushed as gently as possible. Some skin contact inside the press enhances flavour extraction. After fermentation in steel, the wine is left on the lees for 5 months before bottling.

Fun Fact

Mount Rozier was founded at the turn of the 19th century by Annie Rozier, a flower merchant. She picked wildflowers in the Schapenberg hills surrounding her family’s homestead and famously, she also produced natural remedies and medicines for the local community. In the 1920s, the Stellebosch-based estate formed part of Myrtle Grove, where the first-ever commercial plantings of Pinotage were grown in 1941 by Professor Perold.

Food pairing

Fresh and zesty, this is a perfect partner for light white fish dishes as well as seafood, au naturel, and sushi.