Coming up soon is the FNB Top Ten Sauvignon Blanc awards (results announced 13th September).
This offers an interesting array of wines, mostly from the tropical fruit spectrum as opposed to the leaner, greener, more pyrozine-y style.
Here is the list of the 20 contenders:
I shall be rooting in particular for Groote Post, Nederburg and Clos Malverne.
Clos Malverne 2011
Clos Malverne 2012
D’Aria The Songbird 2011
De Morgenzon DMZ 2012
Diemersdal MM Louw 2011
Driehoek 2012
Du Toitskloof 2012
Durbanville Hills Biesjes Craal 2012
Ernst Gouws & Co 2012
Groote Post 2012
Lomond Pincushion 2011
Lomond Sugarbush 2010
Nederburg The Young Airhawk 2011
Neethlingshof Single Vineyard 2012
Paul Cluver 2011
Saronsberg Provenance 2012
Simonsig Sunbird 2012
Spice Route 2012
Stark-Condé Pepin Condé 2011
Virgin Earth Pepper Tree 2012