AT A TIME when many are contemplating the first unwooded Sauvignon Blanc releases from the 2018 vintage, discerning SA wine lovers are including a rather special two-year-old among their choices for lunch or dinner-time enjoyment. Fermented in a combination of oak barrels and concrete ‘eggs’, the 2016 vintage of ‘The Following’ from D’Aria in Durbanville has a lovely complexity and length that has endeared it to cognoscenti around the world.

Best in Class at South Africa’s National Wine Challenge, gold at Mondial in Europe, winner at the SA Terroir Wine Awards and Listed in the country’s Sommeliers Selection, The Following is on track in establishing a history as impressive as D’Aria’s Songbird, one of the Top 10 Sauvignon Blancs in the 2018 SA Wine Classification.

D’Aria The Following Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Part of the winery’s Artisan range of wines. Only 2000 bottles. Grapes picked by hand and then sorted again by hand at the cellar. After pressing, the juice spends 24 hours on the skins. Fermented in barrel and concrete ‘eggs’ for 6 months. Unfiltered.
Alc 14 | RS 4 | TA 6.2 | pH 3.4
Winemaker’s Tasting Notes: crisp and elegant style with a bold palate and lingering aftertaste of class…
Pairing Suggestion: calling for white meats, from fish and shellfish to chicken and pork; ideal with vegetarian dishes as well.
R220 pb at the cellar door in Durbanville.