Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc

This elegant premium wine harmonizes beautifully with sea-foods, sea-food pasta and spicy foods such as Chinese and Thai dishes. Also excellent with fresh fruit-based green salads and dishes containing semi-dried tomatoes. It is also a stylish, sociable wine for enjoyment as an aperitif.

Situated in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in South Africa’s Cape winelands La Motte is home to the finest wines recognised internationally for exceptional quality. With its picturesque setting traditional cuisine and historic charm La Motte is an enchanting choice for those who appreciate the finer things in life.

Ideal winter conditions with ample rain laid the foundation for a good vintage, even though summer rains demanded greater disease management. Increased fertility in the growing season resulted in a higher yield than the previous two years. While the 2022 volume was satisfactory, acidity levels in grapes from the Elim district were lower than average. Each vineyard grows in its own macro climate and different clones are represented. All the vineyards are trellised and managed to maintain a perfect balance between leaf coverage and yield. Most of the soils have a shale origin and the potential is medium. Due to cool conditions, low fertility is maintained, with a yield of approximately 6 tons p/ha.

The wine was removed from the heavy lees and left on the fine lees for 5 months, followed by blending.

The grapes were harvested at between 20 and 22 degrees Balling. The wine was allowed 16 hours of skin contact. Fermentation was at approximately 14 degrees Celsius.