Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2021

The wine shows a complex scent of ripe fruit, floral notes, citrus and even some grapefruit. Something of wood is clearly visible in the background, but it is not predominant. Long descriptive finish with a mineral touch. View our entire range of Cape Point Vineyards here.

Appellation Cape Point

Grape variety sauvignon blanc, sémillon

Style Aromatic

Format 750 ml

Available

€32.30

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Cape Point Vineyards	South Africa	Cape Point

About the winemaker At the very tip of False Bay lie the vineyards of Cape Point Vineyards. This unique estate excels in white wines of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Semillon. Cape Point Vineyards is located on a headland, which is surrounded by both the Indian and Atlantic oceans. Two oceans, which bring a lot of coolness and ensure a real maritime climate. This is where the white grapes benefit. Sauvignon blanc and sémillon are dusty and grassy here, in a way not often seen in South Africa. Cape Point has grown up under the leadership of acclaimed winemaker Duncan Savage. He handed Cape Point over in 2016 to his assistant Riandri Visser, who like Duncan graduated from Elsenburg Agricultural College. Prior to Cape Point, she worked at Tierhoek and Tokara, among others, before starting in Cape Point's cellar from 2014. Cape Point Vineyards is counted among the best domains in South African viticulture.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Cape Point Vineyards has the southernmost vineyards in the Cape. The soil at Cape Point consists mainly of Table Rock Mountain sandstone and is very dry in character. The location is approximately 1500 meters from the sea.
Vinification	For Isliedh, “whole-bunch” pressing is used and after pressing, the juice is fermented on oak demi-muids. Of these, 50% are new. Incidentally, 5% of the total production is fermented on amphora. In total, the wine stays on these two “educators” for 10 months.
Vintage	2021
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14%
Closure	Natural cork