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Celestina Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon 2021

R195.00

Region: Baardskeerdersbos, Agulhas

Tasting notes

4.5* in Platter’s Guide 2023. It displays the distinctive Cape Agulhas characteristics of lean raciness with great purity and energy. The Sauvignon Blanc is chiselled and grassy with hints of fig and lime zest. The Semillon adds a dimension of yellow fruits, palate weight and softens the edges. For those who like that cold climate clarity but love a Sauvignon slightly richer, this is the wine for them. Matured in seasoned barriques for one year. It will mature beautifully in bottle until 2030.

Food pairing

Complex enough to accompany a range of foods. Try it with a classic Caesar salad, grilled Yellowtail or chicken baked in the oven with rosemary and green olives.

 

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Caroline Rillema and husband, Ray Kilian, own a small 3.5 ha farm in Baardskeerdersbos, near Gansbaai and Elim on the Southern Cape coast. They were pioneers in the area in 2003, following on the heels of Lomond Estate, situated 10km away. Their vineyard – of only 1.86 ha containing Sauvignon Blanc and just 8 rows of Semillon – was planted in 2004. Whilst the viticulture is done by Caroline and Ray, the grapes are crushed and vinified by Dirk Human of Black Oystercatcher.  Celestina means ‘little celestial one’, referring to the splendid stars in the milky way which hang like jewels above the earth on which these vines are grown. Breezes from the sea, only fifteen kilometers away, cool the vineyard down at night, enabling the vines to draw energy again for the day ahead.

Caroline is also a longstanding fine wine merchant in Cape Town, who has been selling wine since opening her business in 1997.

 

Weight 1.2 kg