Pilgrim Sauvignon Gris 2025
- Pilgrim Wines
- White wine - dry
- South Africa - Stellenbosch
- Sauvignon Gris
- John Platter: 4.5 Stars / 90 Points
€17.95*
No longer available
Information about "Pilgrim Sauvignon Gris 2025"
The Pilgrim Sauvignon Gris presents a pale golden hue with a delicate green shimmer, indicative of its brief skin contact and early harvest. On the nose, it bursts forth with vibrant fruitiness, showcasing notes of passion fruit, guava, lychee, and ripe gooseberry, complemented by a whisper of fynbos herbs and subtle minerality. The palate reveals richness and structure, delivering the pure fruit essence characteristic of classic Sauvignon, alongside a multi-layered mouthfeel. The short skin maceration contributes to a gentle tannin structure that beautifully balances the intense fruit play. A soft phenolic grip provides freshness and tension, culminating in a long, satisfying finish that completes the experience.
This youthful Sauvignon Gris is a captivating expression of a varietal still finding its place in South Africa, already exhibiting remarkable potential as both a standalone offering and a valuable blending partner. Through the isolated vinification of this small batch, we aim to explore its full potential and gain a deeper understanding of how the varietal develops within the local terroir.
Following the harvest in the cool morning hours, the grapes were destemmed and left on the skins for approximately three days in a cool room. This gentle, cool extraction facilitated the development of the aromatic precursors typical of Sauvignon Gris—passion fruit, guava, and tropical flowers—without excessive phenolic extraction.
After three days, natural fermentation commenced, and the grapes were pressed to separate the skins and stems from the juice. The fermenting must was then transferred to a single small 150-liter French oak cask—a very neutral, old barrel that solely served as a fermentation vessel, imparting no wood influence. The wine completed its natural fermentation there and was later bottled with minimal intervention to preserve its purity and original character.
| Main grape varietal: | Sauvignon Gris |
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| Wine region: | Stellenbosch |
| bottle closure: | cork |
| bottle size [liter]: | 0,75 |
| country of origin: | South Africa |
| ratings: | John Platter 4.5 Sterne |
| single varietal / blend: | mono varietal |
| vinification and maturation: | wooden barrel |
| vintage: | 2025 |
| wine style: | dry |
| wine type: | White wine |
| Legal drinking age | 16 |
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| Distributor | Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf |
| Grape varietals | Sauvignon Gris |
| Storable up to (at perfect conditions) | 2028 |
| Winemaker | Henry Kotzé |
| Nutrition allergens | enthält Sulfite |
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| Alcohol concentration [Vol%]: | 12.5 |
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| Residual sugar [g/l] | 2.5 |
| pH-value | 3.35 |
| Acid content [g/l] | 5.6 |