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Cape Elevation Vineyards 'Contour Path' Sauvignon Blanc, Elgin 2020
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Cape Elevation Vineyards 'Contour Path' Sauvignon Blanc, Elgin 2020
£15.50
75cl ALC 13.5%
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Elegant, Sancerre-style wine with good aromas and weight, tropical fruit flavours, attractive minerality and excellent balance. Made by Mark Dendy-Young, the former owner of Petite Ferme.

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South Africa, South Africa, Cape South Coast

Still White

93% Sauvignon Blanc, 7% Semillon

Dry and crisp

Environmentally friendly

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2020

Fish, White

13.5%

75cl

Vegetarian

Vegan

Cape Elevation Vineyards

Press Review

"This charming Sauvignon Blanc shows the drama and energy found in the wines from the amazing Cape region of Elgin. Lean, tangy, citrusy and packed with ‘green’ flavours, this is a thrilling white with chilli-spiked fish and seafood dishes."

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Matthew Jukes, The Daily Mail

February 19, 2022

Cape Elevation Vineyards

Cape Elevation is the new project of Mark Dendy-Young, the former owner of La Petite Ferme in Franschhoek. Mark always had a wish to make wines from more marginal vineyards, in cool, high lying areas so he has now contracted vineyards in the Elgin district amongst the Hottentots Holland mountains, to supply his grapes.

He has also teamed up with Pinot Noir specialist Cathy Marshall. He doesn’t own vineyards as this gives him the opportunity to be flexible and to source parcels of exceptional quality. The cool climate in Elgin is very important – an area that was previously known for exceptional quality apples and stone fruit – particularly because of the slower ripening time at altitude which helps maintain grapes’ freshness and aromas. These qualities have led to a large expansion in the general vineyard area here. Mark decides on which parcels to use through his long standing relationships with the various grape growers and hosts tastings involving the growers to improve their knowledge of the vineyards. The wines are vinified with the terroir in mind and, in the case of the Pinot Noir, the barrels are sorted according to soil type and the wine’s structure. Wines from the sandstone, shale and quartz soils are all matured separately. Mark works closely with Cathy Marshall however the wines are blended individually and kept separately. He says that her passion for Pinot Noir certainly rubs off on his style of wine!

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STANDARD MAINLAND UK DELIVERY – up to 5 working days

Delivery is FREE on orders of £140 or more to a single address in mainland UK.

Please add £9.95 post & packing per delivery address for orders under £140.

Unless advised otherwise, you will normally receive your delivery in 5 working days*, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Please contact us should this not be the case.

*You should allow longer for delivery to the Scottish Highlands.

EXPRESS UK MAINLAND DELIVERY

£5 on orders of £140 or more to a single address in mainland UK.

For orders under £140 please add £14.95 per delivery address.

Usually delivered the next working day (on orders placed before 1pm on a working day).

Please note, whilst the majority of parcels sent on this service are received the next working day, this is not guaranteed and excludes the Scottish Highlands.

SATURDAY UK MAINLAND DELIVERY

Saturday Delivery is charged at a flat rate of £25. Orders must be received by 1pm Friday.

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Isle of Wight and Northern Ireland ‒ first case (up to 12 x 75cl) is charged at a flat rate of £25 then £10 per subsequent case.

Isles of Scilly, Isle of Man and Scottish Offshore Islands ‒ first case (up to 12 x 75cl) is charged at a flat rate of £30 then £10 per subsequent case.

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We do not export from the UK or deliver to: Channel Islands, BFPO