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Boplaas Cape Tawny Port selected as one of the Top 10 Winter Sippers by Food24

Boplaas Cape Tawny Port selected as one of Top 10 Winter Sippers by Food 24 Winter brings sniping cold nights and white frosty mornings for most of the country; while howling winds and sheets of rain pelt the fairest Cape, and the Durbanites can still surf in the middle of July! Short of moving to Durban or [...]

Boplaas joins the “Top 100″ list with a double

Boplaas joins the “Top 100” list with a double Boplaas Family Vineyards in Calitzdorp are proud to announce that two wines have been included in the “Top 100” South African wines of 2012. Of the three wines entered, the host of international and local judges, award Boplaas two spots in the “Top 100” for the Boplaas Cape [...]

Vintage: 2011

Wine of Origin: Coastal
Cultivars: Sauvignon Blanc
Residual Sugar: 1.8 g/ℓ
pH: 3.5
Total Acid: 6.8 g/ℓ
Alcohol (%): 13,9 %
Maturation Potential: 2 years
Wood Aging: none

Vinification
Harvest the grapes at 24ºB hand selected Sauvignon Blanc grapes with a yield of 7 ton/ha. The old Sauvignon Blanc Busch vines are situated on a southern slope looking out towards Table Mountain.

Tasting Notes
Easily recognizable cool climate Sauvignon Blanc. Newly cut grass, gooseberry, asparagus, fig leaf and passion fruit flavours, which skims across the palate with determined verve to a mouth-watering fruity dry finish.

Food suggestions
The richness and complexity of Darling Sauvignon Blanc is best accompanied by grilled Indian Ocean calamari, with buttered baby potatoes and garden salad. As this wine age, it can be paired with richer dishes, such as seafood “pottjie” or a rich wild mushroom risotto.

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