The Durbanville Twelve 2015

Wednesday, 25 November, 2015
Michael Olivier Communications
Members of the Durbanville Wine Valley, well known for producing outstanding Sauvignon Blanc, have teamed up to produce The Durbanville Twelve Sauvignon Blanc. This wine is a first for South Africa: a single wine from a single wine area.

Produced from the twelve farms making up this unique wine route, the grapes are sourced from a variety of soil types and slopes. The valley is situated 20 minutes from Cape Town and is one of the coolest wine regions due to the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the cooling morning mists that roll into the Valley during the ripening period.

The Durbanville winemakers are united in their passion to reflect the Durbanville terroir in all their wines. The wine tells a story of community and comradery. Every year in February on a specific date each winemaker delivers one ton of grapes to a central location. The grapes are hand-harvested in the early morning before being crushed and de-stemmed reductively. Twelve hours of skin contact is followed by a cool fermentation at 12° - 140° C. The wine remained on the lees for 7 months and is stirred up once a week to enhance mouth feel and concentration.

The wine is released in October each year at the valley’s annual Season of Sauvignon festival, which aims to showcase and celebrate the excellent Sauvignon Blancs being produced in the region.

The wine is then available at the Wine Tasting rooms of each of the twelve farms at R75 per bottle.

The Durbanville Twelve 2015 is a truly unique wine boasting vibrant flavours, balance and acidity that are all essential components to a fantastic Sauvignon Blanc.

Contact Durbanville Hills Winery – click here.

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