South African White Wines

The eagle-eyed winemaker at Aquiline has a nose for fine hillside slopes and vines. Aquiline Sauvignon Blanc is such a find, from the ancient soils, the land and vines carved by the Cape's great elemental Atlantic. Breeze-driven, fresh and mineral.

Ripe, open nose with white peach, apricots and hints of jasmine flowers, texture and generosity from the old bush vine Chenin, veiled with white spice and exotic notes from the younger grenache, the whole ultimately finishing rich, yet fresh and textural. Will complement Malay and Thai green fish curries, dishes with lemongrass and coriander or just simply fish. Vegetarian - Vegan.

Cold Fact is the album from singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who became a cultural phenomenon in South Africa and was made internationally famous in the film "Searching for Sugar Man" It is also a play on the cold soak technique we use to extract flavour from the skins of our ripest Sauvignon Blanc grapes (we search for sugar man) which are then chilled and left for hours or even overnight on the skins, with the process helping to extract the intense flavours associated with this highly aromatic grape variety. This unoaked wine exudes aromatics of blackcurrant leaf & ripe Cape fig balanced by a complex fruit structure and sweet Provencal herbs on the finish.

In the farthest flung corners of the Cape, lie gnarly, old national treasures - ancient vines once farmed with Percheron draft horses, both now a rare breed. Percheron Chenin Blanc Viognier celebrates this harmonious marriage of nature. Richly aromatic on the nose with vibrant white stone fruit flavours and a pure, balanced finish.

Intense aromas of tropical fruit with granadilla and white peach. Zesty and flinty on the palate with the ever present herbaceous character from Sauvignon Blanc. Enjoy the wine now with any summer dish or be rewarded after 5 years of cellaring.