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Ashbourne Sandstone Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2022

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Wine Type and Color

White Still

Magazine Issue

May 31, 2023

Summary

Primary Grape

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is historically connected to two French winemaking regions: the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. It most likely originated in the former, which today still makes single-variety expressions to global acclaim. In Bordeaux, where the grape's roots also run centuries deep, winemakers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon and small percentages of Muscadelle for dry whites and, in the Sauternes and Barsac appellations, world-renowned botrytized dessert wines.

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Other Grapes

Chardonnay, Sémillon

Region

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Ashbourne Sandstone Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2022

Packs a racy spine of acidity that hones flavors of poached …

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Wine Type and Color

White Still

Magazine Issue

May 31, 2023

Primary Grape

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is historically connected to two French winemaking regions: the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. It most likely originated in the former, which today still makes single-variety expressions to global acclaim. In Bordeaux, where the grape's roots also run centuries deep, winemakers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon and small percentages of Muscadelle for dry whites and, in the Sauternes and Barsac appellations, world-renowned botrytized dessert wines.

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Overhead photo of various ingreidnets that make up the grape

Other Grapes

Chardonnay, Sémillon

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