Cloud Haven Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Case
R774,00
Cloud Haven Sauvignon Blanc expresses a distinctive sense of place – the cool, cloud covered and secluded mountainous valley where grapes ripen slowly to produce intense, concentrated flavours.
100% Sauvignon Blanc
W.O. Elgin
Zippy, racy flavours and aromas of lime, green melon, white flowers, nettle, and fresh herbs—so typical of our cool climate. Fresh acidity provides length and backbone.
Elgin is the coolest wine-growing appellation in South Africa, with an average summer daytime temperature of 28 °C, making it ideal for crafting stellar Sauvignon Blanc. The soils of this vineyard on our Helderfontein farm—one of our two farms—are a mixture of soft Table Mountain shale and sandstone. Enough dappled sunlight reaches the beautifully large, well-managed canopies to ensure high concentration of fruit flavours in the grapes. The cool climate and gradual ripening deliver high natural acidity with very low pH.
We hand-harvest at 23 °B—much later than any other wine-growing area! The grapes receive four hours of skin contact after destemming, followed by settling at 6 °C for two days. After racking, natural fermentation begins. We inoculate with a selected French yeast only after 14 °B has been fermented by wild yeasts, ensuring a clean finish. Fermentation is long and slow at 12 °C. The wine rests for two months on the lees before bottling at the end of May.
Cloud Haven is the ideal aperitif—serve well chilled with canapés and crudités at sundown. Alternatively, pair it with your favourite sushi platter and spoil that someone special with a romantic evening at home.
AIcohoI: 13.5% • Total acid: 6.1 • Residual sugar: 1.8 • pH: 3.22
