Vintage Character Boschendal Estate Sommelier Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a white from Coastal Region, South Africa, made from Sauvignon Blanc. South Africa's 2024 season followed heavy winter rain and local flooding, then spring wind and some frost that reduced fruit set. Warmer, drier summer weather moved ripening forward, leaving a smaller overall crop and making vineyard selection important. In this Sommelier Selection white, the question is how early fruit and retained acidity balance, not whether the season was uniformly hot. It is a fresh, food-friendly white, with Sauvignon's citrus-herbal edge to the fore.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing Tasting notes for the 2024 Sauvignon describe lemon, tomato leaf, tropical fruit and a mineral note. It is dry, medium-bodied and unoaked, with acidity leading rather than a heavy texture. That profile is more herbal and mineral than a simple gooseberry description. Ceviche, salmon poke or a vegetable pasta suit its brightness; serve it cool, but not so cold that the quieter aromas disappear. It has 13.5% alcohol and a Coastal Region origin.
Winery Background Boschendal's Sommelier Selection is built around food compatibility rather than a vineyard classification. The estate, founded in 1685, draws on specialist red and white teams and site selection across Cape regions. Chenin Blanc, Pinotage and Sauvignon Blanc each have their own character within the range.