“What a lucky year for us! Our beautiful daughter Pier was born, Jacus Marais joined our team and of course, we invented the first SA Cellar-door wine club, the Nitida Premium Wine Club.”
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2010 Michelangelo Silver, 4 stars Wine magazine; 2009 Michelangelo Double Gold (club select) and Gold (standard range) AND BEST PRODUCER ON SHOW, Bartho Eksteen Top 10 SA, Wine Magazine Top 10 (4½ stars); 2008 Michelangelo silver, Veritas gold; 2007 Michelangelo silver, Top 10 wine Bartho Eksteen International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, Wine Magazine Top 10, Veritas gold; 2005 Michelangelo gold; 2004 Bartho Eksteen - joint 3rd, Veritas silver(’04) (gold ‘05), Platter 4½ stars; 2003 SAA 1st class listing, Fairbairn silver, Veritas gold; 2002 Veritas double gold, Club 500 cultivar winner, International Wine Challenge - silver; 2001 SAA listing; International wine challenge - bronze, best in Wine mag. cultivar tasting (only 4 star wine), Winning wine Bartho Eksteen International; 2000 SAA 1st class listing, Veritas silver medal; 1999 Veritas gold medal, Bartho Eksteen International shootout 6th, Wine magazine - top 7 wines; 1998 Veritas silver medal; 1997 Michelangelo International - silver medal, Veritas silver medal; SAA Long-haul listing; 1996 Veritas silver medal; 1995 Veritas double gold medal.
A huge wine, well balanced with a crisp clean aftertaste. Impressive tropical fruit and green pepper character which cannot be ignored. Firm natural acids. Drink this wine with any food from curry to red meat.
Winemaker Comments
Our best ever sauvignon blanc. For maximum complexity, we pick our grapes at various degrees of ripeness and from blocks of differing age, aspect and soils. Made in a reductive manner to protect flavours and ensure the wine will improve over the next 2 years.
