{"id":2282,"date":"2011-02-21T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T12:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2011-02-22T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T10:00:58","slug":"seven-springs-an-interesting-new-south-african-sauvignon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/sauvignon-blanc\/seven-springs-an-interesting-new-south-african-sauvignon","title":{"rendered":"Seven Springs: an interesting new South African Sauvignon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seven Springs<\/a> is a new South African producer, located just outside the current boundaries of the Hemel en Aarde region near Hermanus. This is their debut wine, one of just 4400 bottles of Sauvignon Blanc. Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Noir are to follow. British couple Tim and Vaughan Pearson are behind Seven Springs, and winemaking is in the hands of Riana van de Merwe. Because the winery isn’t yet finished, this first wine was made at Iona in conjunction with Iona’s winemaker John Seccombe. It’s a brilliant start.<\/p>\n

Seven Springs Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Overberg, South Africa
\n<\/strong> 13.5% alcohol. From a newly planted vineyard just outside Hemel-en-Aarde on shale soils. Pure aromatics with some rich pear and peach notes as well as citrus freshness. The palate is concentrated and fresh with nice ripeness and some citrus and grapefruit freshness to counter the ripe notes. This is a sophisticated wine of real quality, showing superb balance and lovely purity of fruit, with no greenness. 90\/100<\/p>\n

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