Vergelegen Estate White 2024
Blend : White
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Vergelegen Estate White 2024
Vergelegen is one of South Africa's historic wine estates, situated on the lower slopes of the Hottentots Holland mountains near Somerset West. Its proximity to False Bay gives the vineyards a strong maritime influence, while the estate's varied elevations and soils create distinctly different growing conditions. For the Estate White, Vergelegen selects fruit from cooler, south-east-facing vineyards overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The 2024 blend combines Sauvignon Blanc from the highest vineyards on the Schaapenberg with Semillon from some of Vergelegen's oldest vineyard blocks. The Semillon sites include both shale and alluvial soils, while the elevated Sauvignon Blanc vineyards contribute intensity and freshness. Both varieties were hand-picked and whole-bunch fermented. The Sauvignon Blanc received skin contact before pressing, after which both components were fermented in a combination of barrels and foudres. Ten months of oak maturation followed before the final blend was carefully assembled. The result is a Bordeaux-style white that combines fruit, texture and freshness with a distinctly mineral, flinty character.
Colour: Bright straw yellow with a youthful, clear appearance.
Nose: Fresh lemon and green apple lead the aromatics, joined by subtle pear and citrus blossom. Crushed rosemary and a gently smoky, flinty note add savoury complexity without overwhelming the fruit.
Palate: Dry, medium-bodied and finely textured, with lemon, fresh apple and pear at the core. The high natural acidity gives the wine energy and focus, while 10 months in oak adds a rounded texture and subtle savoury depth. A fine mineral and flinty character runs through the palate, keeping the wine precise rather than heavy.
Finish: Long, clean and refreshing, with lingering citrus, fresh apple, crushed herbs and a gently flinty mineral note.
- Food Pairing : The combination of bright acidity, mineral freshness and rounded oak texture makes Vergelegen Estate White 2024 particularly well suited to grilled line fish, prawns, roast chicken, creamy seafood pasta and fresh goat's cheese. Its citrus acidity cuts through richer sauces, while the subtle oak, apple and herbal notes complement grilled and roasted flavours. It would also work beautifully with lightly spiced Cape Malay seafood or chicken dishes, where its freshness provides a clean counterpoint to aromatic spices.
- Drink before: Cellaring potential: Drinking beautifully now and should develop further in bottle over the next 5â10 years.
- Vintage: 2024
- Region: Stellenbosch
- Medals Won: Platter's Wine Guide: 5 Stars. Tim Atkin SA Report: 94 points. Fine Wine Awards: 95 points. The Investec Trophy Wine Show: Silver Medal.
- Grapes used to make this wine were grown in: Shale and alluvial soils.
- Sugar Content: 2.6g/L
- Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Stock and Delivery:
In Stock: Standard delivery within 5 days
Stock at supplier: Delivery within 10 - 15 days
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