2023 Boschendal 1685 Sauvignon Blanc Grande Cuvée

Only a few places in the world can claim to have everything a wine lover desires. Boschendal Estate is such a unique destination. This magnificent winery is located an hour's drive from Cape Town, in the picturesque Groot Drakenstein Valley, on the outskirts of Franschhoek.

The Sauvignon from the 1685 series from Boschendal is without a doubt, together with the Chardonnay and the Shiraz, one of the most popular wines in the Netherlands. This is certainly not only due to the impressive domain, the beautiful restaurant, the famous picnics for those who were able to visit this, but certainly also because Boschendal has a style that is everyone's friend with all due respect and we mean this very positively. They know how to create a tone, especially in the 1685 series with a balance in which everything is just right. By now, ordering a bottle of sauvignon with the blue capsule or cap is enough to know that this means the Boschendal 1685 Sauvignon Blanc Grande Cuvée.

This Boschendal 1685 Sauvignon Blanc Grande Cuvée is a Sauvignon Blanc with a small percentage of Semillon (92% Sauvignon Blanc and 8% Semillon) with bearings completely in stainless steel tanks, which gives the Sauvignon the freshness that it needs in this warmer climate compared to, for example, the Loire. so needs. In the glass, the wine has a light straw yellow color. In the nose we smell notes of spices and tropical fruit with aromas of minerals and lime and green figs. These complex aromas lead to a creamy, harmonious taste with a long finish full of minerals.